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Medical Vocabulary Section 1
Week 08
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Court Reporting
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12/13/2010
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Term
adipectomy
 Definition
excesion of fatty tissue
Term
cephalocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of the head
Term
coccygectomy
 Definition
excision of the tailbone
Term
enterocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of the intestine
Term
gingivectomy
 Definition
surgical excision of all loose, infected and diseased gum tissue
Term
larngocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of the organ of the voice
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onychectomy
 Definition
excision of a nail or nail bed
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ostectomy
 Definition
excision of a bone or part of a bone
Term
paracusis
 Definition
any perversion of hearing
Term
parageusia
 Definition
perversion of the sense of taste
Term
paralgesia
 Definition
an abnormal and painful sensation
Term
paraplasm
 Definition
any abnormal growth
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parapraxia
 Definition
irrational behavior
Term
pleurocentesis
 Definition
paracentesis of the thoracic cavity
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rachicentesis
 Definition
lumbar puncture
Term
rhinocheiloplasty
 Definition
plastic surgery on the lip and nose
Term
rhinoclesis
 Definition
obstruction of the nasal passage
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rhinoalia
 Definition
nasal quality of voice from some disease of defect of the nasal passages
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rhinorrhagia
 Definition
nosebleed
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rhinorrhea
 Definition
runny nose
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