Medical Terms
Terms
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- adenotomy
- cutting into (incision of) a gland
- angiomalacia
- softening of a vessel or vessels
- arthropathy
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any disease of a joint
- blepharitis
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inflammation of an eyelid
- cardiac
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pertaining to the heart
- cerebrospinal
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pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord
- dermabrasion
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a scraping of the skin in order to repair acne, scars, blemishes
- gastrectomy
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surgical removal of the stomach
- enteradenitis
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inflammation of the glands of the intestines
- gastrointestinal
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the digestive system; the combination of the stomach and intestines responsible for the digestion of food
- anesthesiology
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science of lack of feeling; dealing with the administration of an anesthetic to produce loss of feeling or consciousness, usually in conjunction with forms of medical treatment such as surgery
- obstetrics
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originally derived from a term applied to a midwife literally meaning "she who stands before"; dealing with the care and treatment of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the period immediately following
- orthopedics
- "child straightening"; surgery dealing with the treatment of deformities diseases, and injuries of bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, etc. So called because many deformities are congenital and as such are discovered and corrected in childh
- atresia
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"not opening"; absence or closure of a natural passage of the body
- achylla
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"not gastric juice"; partial or complete loss of gastric juice
- agglutination
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"stick to"; the process of union in the healing of a wound; also, a reaction in which particles such as red blood cells, bacteria, and virus particles tend to cluster together when suspended in a liquid.
- embolism
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"thrown in, stopped"; the sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or obstruction carried by the blood stream
- dysphagia
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"difficult swallowing"; difficulty in swallowing due to disease or accident
- diverticulation
- "a turning away from"; the formation of abnormal pouches or sacs opening from a hollow organ such as the intestine or bladder
- dilation
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"wide apart"; the condition of being stretched beyond normal dimensions especially as a result of overwork or disease
- flaccid
- "flabby"; weak, soft, lax; lacking tone, resilience, or firmness, especially muscles
- granulocytic
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"pertaining to cells of small grainlike construction"; pertaining to a cell composed of grainlike particles