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Medical Terminology
For Gary Brady's Section 2 Test
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Undergraduate 2
02/07/2009

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Anuria
Definition
Absence of urine formation
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Apnea
Definition
Temporary cessation of breathing
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Asthma
Definition
Chronic inflammatory disordercaused by hypersensitivity to a variety of stimuli and resulting in narrowed airways.
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Atelectasis
Definition
Incomplete expansion of lung or portion of the lung
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Azotemia
Definition
Presence of Urea in blood
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Bronchitis
Definition
Inflammation of the mucuos membrane of bronchial tubes
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Bronchiogenic carcinoma
Definition
Lung Cancer
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Calculi
Definition
Kidney Stone
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Cystic fibrosis
Definition
Inherited diesease characterized by chronic respiratory infection
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Cystitis
Definition
Inflammation of the bladder usually due to UTI
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Dyspnea
Definition
Painful or difficult breathing
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Dysuria
Definition
Painful Urination
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Emphysema
Definition
Destruction of elastic fibers inthe walls of the alveoli caused by irritation such as cigarette smoke
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Enuresis
Definition
Bed wetting
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Epistaxis
Definition
Nose Bleed
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Eupnea
Definition
Normal quiet, relaxed breathing
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Hematuria
Definition
Red Blood Cells in Urine
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Hyperchloremia
Definition
excesive increase in chloride ions, often due to dehydration
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Hypokalemia
Definition
Excesive loss of potassium ions, often due to diarrhea or vomiting
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Hypoatremia
Definition
Abnormally low Na levels, possibly due to aldosterone deficiency
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Hypoxia
Definition
deficiency of O2 in the tissue
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Micturition
Definition
Expelling urine from the bladder
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Nephroptosis
Definition
Downward displacement of the kidney
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Polycystic kidney disease
Definition
Inherited disorder in whic the kidneys contain hundreds or thousands of fluid filled cavities
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Polyuria
Definition
Passage of large volumes of very dilute urine
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pulmonary embolism
Definition
presence of a blood clot that obstructs aterial circulation to lung tissue
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pyelonephritis
Definition
Inflammation of the kidneys
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Pyuria
Definition
Presence of WBC in the urine
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Tuberculosis
Definition
Bacterial infection which causes lung tissue to form fibrous nodules
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