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Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 4
11/05/2006
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Anorexia
 Definition
Lack of appetite or desire to eat
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antefebrile
 Definition
before a fever
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Anteflexion
 Definition
bending forward
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antemortem
 Definition
Before death
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Antenatal
 Definition
before birth (prenatal)
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antepartun
 Definition
before delivery (mother)
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anteposition
 Definition
in front of
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antepyretic
 Definition
before a fever
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anteversion
 Definition
turning toward
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bicellular
 Definition
made of two cells
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biceps
 Definition
a two-bellied muscle

i.e. b.femoris, b. brachii)
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bifocal
 Definition
lens having two focus strengths
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binuclear
 Definition
having two nuclei
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bipolar
 Definition
having two poles
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bisexual
 Definition
attracted to two sexes
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bulemia
 Definition
condition of purging after eating
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Congenital
 Definition
born with
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Consanguinity
 Definition
with blood relationship
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Disassociate
 Definition
to break apart
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Disinfect
 Definition
to rid of infectious agents
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Dissect
 Definition
to cut apart
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Excise
 Definition
to take out
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Exhale
 Definition
to breathe out
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Expiration
 Definition
breathing out
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Genitals
 Definition
reproductive system structures
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Hemianesthesia
 Definition
anesthesia involving half the body
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Hemicardia
 Definition
half a heart
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Hemigastrectomy
 Definition
excision of half the stomach
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Hemiplegia
 Definition
paralysis of one side of the body (right or left) (hemiparalysis)
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Incise
 Definition
to cut into
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Incoherent
 Definition
unable to be understood (speech)
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Incompatible
 Definition
not compatible, does not associate well with
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Incompetency
 Definition
not able to function properly
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Incontinence
 Definition
inability to control urination or defecation
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Infested
 Definition
organisms living within or on another organism
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Inflamed
 Definition
act of being red, swollen, painful and warm (verb)
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Inflammation
 Definition
condition with such symptoms as a red, swollen, and warm area (noun)
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Infusion
 Definition
introducing a substance into a vein through a needle
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Inhale
 Definition
to breathe in
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Injection
 Definition
procedure of introducing a substance into the body through a needle
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Insane
 Definition
not sane
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Insemination
 Definition
process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes
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Insomnia
 Definition
unable to fall asleep
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Inspiration
 Definition
breathing in
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Instillation
 Definition
applying drops
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Intercellular
 Definition
between the cells
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Intra-abdominal
 Definition
within the abdomen
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Intra-aortic
 Definition
within the aorta
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Intra-arterial
 Definition
within the artery
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Intracranial
 Definition
within the cranium
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Intracystic
 Definition
within the urinary bladder
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intradermal
 Definition
within the dermal layer
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intraduodenal
 Definition
within the duodenum
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intrathoracic
 Definition
within the thorax (thoracic cavity, chest)
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malaise
 Definition
generally poor feeling, not feeling well
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malformation
 Definition
poor formation
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malnutrition
 Definition
poor nutrition, missing essential nutrients
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malodorous
 Definition
smelling bad
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morbidity
 Definition
related to illness
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mortality
 Definition
related to death
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postcibal
 Definition
after meals
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postcoital
 Definition
after intercourse
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postesophageal
 Definition
in back of the esophagus
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postfebrile
 Definition
after a fever
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postglucose
 Definition
after glucose is administered
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postmastectomy
 Definition
after mastectomy surgery
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postmenopausal
 Definition
after menopause is complete
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postmortem
 Definition
after death
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postnatal
 Definition
after birth (baby)
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postoperative
 Definition
after surgery
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postpartum
 Definition
after delivery (mother)
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postprandial
 Definition
after meals
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preanesthetic
 Definition
before anesthesia
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precancerous
 Definition
condition that may lead to cancer
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prefrontal
 Definition
in front of the frontal bone
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preoperative
 Definition
before surgery
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prescribe
 Definition
write an order for before it can be done
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sanguineous (also sanguinous)
 Definition
bloody
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semicircle
 Definition
half of a circle
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semicomatose
 Definition
partially in a coma
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semiconscious
 Definition
partially conscious (half)
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semiprivate
 Definition
situation in which half a room is shared
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subcutaneous
 Definition
the layer below the dermis of the skin
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triceps
 Definition
a three-bellied muscle (i.e. t. femoris, t. brachii)
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unicellular (also monocellular)
 Definition
of one cell
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unilateral
 Definition
one sided
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uninuclear (also mononuclear)
 Definition
having one nucleus
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