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Medical Terms

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adenotomy
cutting into (incision of) a gland
angiomalacia
softening of a vessel or vessels
arthropathy
any disease of a joint
blepharitis
inflammation of an eyelid
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
cerebrospinal
pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord
dermabrasion
a scraping of the skin in order to repair acne, scars, blemishes
gastrectomy
surgical removal of the stomach
enteradenitis
inflammation of the glands of the intestines
gastrointestinal
the digestive system; the combination of the stomach and intestines responsible for the digestion of food
anesthesiology
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
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
"not opening"; absence or closure of a natural passage of the body
achylla
"not gastric juice"; partial or complete loss of gastric juice
agglutination
"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
"thrown in, stopped"; the sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or obstruction carried by the blood stream
dysphagia
"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
"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
"pertaining to cells of small grainlike construction"; pertaining to a cell composed of grainlike particles

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