Tranel Term Quiz 5
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- Cardiodynia
- also cardialgia; pain in the heart
- Taxonomy
- the systemic classification of organisms based on degrees of similarity or presumed evolutionary relationships
- Algesimeter
- also algesiometer; instrument used for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus
- Astereognosis
- The inability to recognize objects by touch alone, even though there is normal sensation in the hands
- Anesthesia
- loss of sensation
- Paravertebral
- alongside or near a vertebra or the vertebral column
- Salpingostomy
- establishment of an artificial opening in a uterine tube, primarily as surgical treatment for ectopic preganacy
- Vertigo
- A disabling sensation in which the subject/patient feels that either himself or his surroundings are in a state of constant movement (usually spinning); not the same as faintness
- Ataxia
- Inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movements, resulting in shaky/tremor-like movements
- Tympanitis
- inflammation of the tympanic membrane (ear drum)
- Anosmia
- loss or lack of the sense of smell
- Endometrium
- the mucous membrane that lines the inner wall of the uterus
- Hyperacusis
- abnormally acute sensitivity to sounds
- Presbyopia
- the physiologic loss of accommodation in the eyes due to advancing age
- Tinnitus
- Noises in the ears, such as ringing, buzzing, whistling, roaring, etc.
- Mycetism
- also called Mycetismus; poisoning by certain species of mushrooms
- Hemisphere
- Half of any spherical structure; lateral half of the cerebrum or of the cerebellum
- Lithotomy
- an incision into an organ or duct for the removal of a calculus (stone), especially from the urinary bladder
- Mucus
- viscous fluid secreted by mucous membranes that functions to protect and lubricate the membrane
- Cephalocaudad
- proceeding toward the tail from the head
- Salpingotomy
- Incision into the uterine tube
- Osmometer
- Instrument for measuring osmotic pressure
- Paraplegia
- paralysis of both lower and generally the lower trunk, due to lumbar spinal cord injury
- Acusis
- the ability to perceive sound normally
- Myxedema
- accumulation of mucus-like material under the skin
- Myringoplasty
- surgical repair of a damaged tympanic membrane
- Acoustic
- pertaining to hearing and the perception of sound
- Thermometer
- instrument for measuring temperature
- Mycosis
- any disease induced by fungus
- Cephalodynia
- headache
- Myringoscope
- Instrument for examining the tympanic membrane (eardrum)
- Kinesthesia
- sense that allows the brain to be constantly aware of the position and movement of muscles in different parts of the body (without this, coordinated movements with your eyes closed would be impossible)
- Quadriplegia
- paralysis affecting all four extemities, due to injury at the cervical level of the spinal cord
- Olfactometer
- Instrument for testing sense of smell
- Kinesiology
- the science or the study of movement, and the active and passive structures involved
- Aphasia
- a disorder of language in which the generation and comprehension of speech is impaired or absent, and which is commonly also accompanied by difficulties in reading and writing
- Tympanoplasty
- surgical correction of a damaged middle ear
- Geriatrics
- the branch of medicine concerned with the medical problems and treatment/care of the aged
- Hypermetria
- condition in which voluntary movements overreach their goal, due to an inability to control the distance, power, and speed of the movement
- Kinesia
- any form of motion sickness
- Diapedesis
- passage of blood cells through the unruptured walls of capillaries into the tissue spaces (an important part of the inflammatory response mechanism)
- Otitis
- inflammation of the ear
- Craniometry
- measurement of the skull and the study of its topography
- Hemiplegia
- Paralysis of one side of the body, due to brain injury on the opposite side
- Audiology
- also otology; the study of hearing disorders through the identification and measurement of loss of hearing function as well as the rehabilitation of people with hearing Impairments
- Otitis media
- inflammation of the middle ear (the chamber containing the auditory ossicles)
- Mucoenteritis
- inflammation of the intestinal mucosa