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| a muscle that draws a part away from the median line of the body or from the axis of an extremity |
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1 : any of three powerful triangular muscles that contribute to the adduction of the human thigh: a : one arising from the superior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the middle third of the linea aspera -- called also adductor longus b : one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the iliopectineal line and the upper part of the linea aspera -- called also adductor brevis c : one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and the ischium and inserted behind the first two into the linea aspera -- called also adductor magnus
2 : any of several muscles other than the adductors of the thigh that draw a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity |
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| free from fever : not marked by fever |
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| a : living, active, or occurring in the absence of free oxygen <during heavy exercise anaerobic respiration occurs, pyruvic acid acts as a hydrogen acceptor, and lactic acid builds up in the tissues> b : of, relating to, or being activity in which the body incurs an oxygen debt |
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| 1 : loss of sensation especially to touch usually resulting from a lesion in the nervous system or from some other abnormality2 : loss of sensation and usually of consciousness without loss of vital functions artificially produced by the administration of one or more agents that block the passage of pain impulses along nerve pathways to the brain |
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1 : capable of producing anesthesia <anesthetic agents>
2 : of, relating to, or caused by anesthesia <an anesthetic effect> <anesthetic symptoms |
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| : loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage |
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| chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting loss of elasticity |
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| : relatively slow heart action whether physiological or pathological |
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| producing or tending to produce cancer |
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| 1 : of or relating to the head 2 : directed toward or situated on or in or near the head |
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| a condition in which one or both testes fail to descend normally |
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| a bluish or purplish discoloration (as of skin) due to deficient oxygenation of the blood |
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1 : occurring in an abnormal position <an ectopic kidney> -- compare ENTOPIC
2 : originating in an area of the heart other than the sinoatrial node <ectopic beats>; also : initiating ectopic heartbeats <an ectopic pacemaker> |
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| ( red blood cell): any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood |
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| an increase in the number of circulating red blood cells especially resulting from a known stimulus (as hypoxia) |
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| characterized by normal thyroid function |
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| lysis of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin |
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| a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope |
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| an excess of sugar in the blood |
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| the presence of excess parathyroid hormone in the body resulting in disturbance of calcium metabolism with increase in serum calcium and decrease in inorganic phosphorus, loss of calcium from bone, and renal damage with frequent kidney-stone formation |
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| : excessive production of a bodily secretion (as gastric acid, mucus, or growth hormone |
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| deficient activity of the thyroid gland; also : a resultant bodily condition characterized by lowered metabolic rate and general loss of vigor |
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| 1 : inability or failure to restrain sexual appetite2 : inability of the body to control the evacuative functions |
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| situated, occurring, or done within or between the layers of the skin; also : administered by entering the skin |
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| situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering a muscle |
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| 1 : situated within, performed within, occurring within, or administered by entering a vein <an intravenous feeding> <intravenous inflammation>2 : used in intravenous procedures <intravenous needles> <an intravenous solution> |
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| 1 : WHITE BLOOD CELL (i.e., any of the blood cells that are colorless, lack hemoglobin, contain a nucleus, and include the lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils) 2 : a cell (as a macrophage) of the tissues comparable to or derived from a leukocyte |
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| The impaired absorption by the intestines of nutrients from food. Malabsorption can be specific and involve sugars, fats, proteins, or vitamins. Alternatively, malabsorption can be general and nonspecific. |
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| tending to produce death or deterioration <malignant malaria>; especially : tending to infiltrate, metastasize, and terminate fatally <malignant tumors> -- compare BENIGN 12 : of unfavorable prognosis : not responding favorably to treatment <psychotic reactions with a malignant trend> |
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| 1 : a benign or malignant skin tumor containing dark pigment2 : a tumor of high malignancy that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely |
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| 1: having only one nucleus 2: monocyclic (i.e., containing one ring in the molecular structure). |
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| death of living tissue; specifically : death of a portion of tissue differentially affected by local injury (as loss of blood supply, corrosion, burning, or the local lesion of a disease |
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| a branch of medicine concerned with the care, development, and diseases of newborn infants |
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| A tumor. An abnormal growth of tissue. The word neoplasm is not synonymous with cancer. A neoplasm may be benign or malignant |
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| A woman who has never given birth to a child. |
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| difficulty in breathing that occurs when lying down and is relieved upon changing to an upright position (as in congestive heart failure) |
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| 1 : intolerance to light; especially : painful sensitiveness to strong light 2 : an abnormal fear of light |
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| Excessive thirst all the time. Polydipsia occurs, for example, in untreated or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus |
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| In the period just after delivery, as with postpartum depression. Postpartum refers to the mother and postnatal to the baby. |
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| relating to the period before parturition : before childbirth |
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| occurring in the circulatory system before the kidney is reached |
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| individual pregnant for the first time |
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| : originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict |
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| producing pus <pyogenic bacteria>; also : marked by pus production <pyogenic meningitis> |
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| an individual affected with pyromania (i.e., an irresistible impulse to start fires |
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| of, relating to, or affected with quadriplegia |
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| 1 : a pathological condition in which a tissue has become hard and which is produced by overgrowth of fibrous tissue and other changes (as in arteriosclerosis) or by increase in interstitial tissue and other changes (as in multiple sclerosis) -- called also hardening 2 : any of various diseases characterized by sclerosis |
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| being, living, used, or made under the skin <subcutaneous parasites> |
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| a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality |
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| relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological |
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| 1 : having three cusps <tricuspid molars>2 : of, relating to, or involving the tricuspid valve of the heart <tricuspid disease> |
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| occurring on, performed on, or affecting one side of the body or one of its parts <unilateral exophthalmos> |
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| Yellowing of the skin without yellowing of the eyes. In jaundice there is yellowing of both the skin and the whites of the eyes. Xanthosis is associated sometimes with malignancies |
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| Electroencephalogram (EEG): |
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| ): recording of the potentials on the skull generated by currents emanating spontaneously from nerve cells in the brain. The dominant frequency of these potentials is about 8 to 10 cycles per second and the amplitude about 10 to 100 microvolts. Fluctuations in the potential are seen in the form of waves, which correlate well with different neurologic conditions and so are used as diagnostic criteria. |
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| a much higher than normal body temperature induced therapeutically or iatrogencially |
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| deficiency of calcium in serum; normal calcium levels range from 8.5 to 10.5 mg/dL. mild hypocalcemia is asymptomatic. Severe hypocalcemia: cardiac arrhytmia, tetany, hyperparesthesia of hands, feet, lips, tongue |
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| production of a bodily secretion at an abnormally slow rate or in abnormally slow quantities |
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| condition of insufficient secretion of the parathyroid glands. Can be caused by primary parathyroid dysfunction or by elevated serum calcium levels |
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| broad term given to group of malignant diseases chacterized by diffuse replacement of bone marrow with proliferating leukocyte precursors; abnormal numbers and forms of immature white cells in circulation and infiltration of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver |
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