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Henry Marsh - vocab > Words > Flashcards

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Epithelium

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The thin tissue forming the outer layer of the body’s surface.

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Sciatica

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Pain in the back/hip/leg caused by a compression of the spinal nerve root.

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Leucotomy

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The surgical cutting of white nerve fibres within the brain.

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Paediatrician

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Specializing doctor in children and their diseases.

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Contusion

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A region of injured tissue or a bruise.

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Anthropology

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The study of the Human kind.

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Oncology

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The study of the treatment of tumours.

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Neuralgia

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Intense pain, common in the head or face.

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VD

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Venereal disease - A sexually transmitted disease.

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Haemorrhage

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An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.

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Myasthenia

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A condition causing abnormal weakness of certain muscles.

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Melanoma

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A malignant tumour that can be anywhere on the body.

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Glioblastoma

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A highly invasive glioma in the brain.

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Glioma

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A glioma is a type of tumour that starts in the brain or spine. It is called a glioma because it arises from glial cells. The most common site of gliomas is the brain.

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Colostomy

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A colostomy is a surgical procedure to divert one end of the large intestine (colon) through an opening in the abdominal wall (tummy).

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Sinus

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Cavity within bone or other tissue. Especially in the face or skull connects to nasal cavities.

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Sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of body tissue.

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Acromegaly

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Abnormal growth of hands/feet/face caused by excess growth hormones.

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Craniotomy

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Surgical removal of part of the skull.

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Subarachnoid

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Occurring in the fluid-filed space around the brain between the arachnoid membrane and the Pia matter.

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Shunt

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A different path for bodily fluids out of the body.

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Hydrocephalus

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A condition where fluid accumulates in the brain.

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Ophthalmic

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Relating to the eye.

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis of one side of the body.

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Oligodendroglioma

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Oligodendrogliomas are a type of glioma that are believed to originate from the oligodendrocytes of the brain or from a glial precursor cell. They occur primarily in adults (9.4% of all primary brain and central nervous system tumours) but are also found in children (4% of all primary brain tumours). The average age at diagnosis is 35 years.

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Phsychiatrist

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A doctor specialising in mental illness.

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Obstetrics

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The process of getting babies out.

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Cardiology

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Study of the heart.

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Dementia

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A disease that causes personality change.

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Cerebro-

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Relating to the brain.

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Encephalomyelitis

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Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

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Malignant

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Invasive and sometimes infective, uncontrollable.

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Subliminal

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(Of a stimulus or mental process) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone’s mind without their being aware of it.

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Edentulous

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Lacking teeth.

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Ventricle

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A small cavity or chamber within a body or organ, especially:
a. The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and contracts to force it into the aorta.

b. The chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and forces it into the pulmonary artery.
c. Any of the interconnecting cavities of the brain.

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Dysphasia

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Language disorder.

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Palliative

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Relieving but not terminating pain, or an illness.

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Physogeriatrics

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Phsyo - mental

Geriatrics - elderly

39
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Jaundice

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Unnaturally yellow in complexion.

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Aphasia

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Inability to understand or produce speech, caused by brain damage.

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