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Chapter one medical words
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Undergraduate 3
09/22/2013

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anesthesia
Definition
loss of feeling in a person's body or part of the body through the use of drugs
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appendectomy
Definition
an operation to remove a person's appendix
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appendicitis
Definition
a condition in which a person's appendix is painful and swollen
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arthritis
Definition
a disease that causes the joints of the body to become swollen and painful
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arthropathy
Definition
a disease of a joint
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bradycardia
Definition
relatively slow heart action
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carcinoma
Definition
a type of cancer
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cardiology
Definition
the study of the heart and of diseases that affect the heart
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cardiomegaly
Definition
enlargement of the heart
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cholecystectomy
Definition
surgical excision of the gallbladder
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gastric
Definition
of or relating to the stomach
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glossitis
Definition
inflammation of the tongue
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hemangioma
Definition
a usually benign tumor made up of blood vessels that typically occurs as a purplish or reddish slightly elevated area of skin
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hematemesis
Definition
the vomiting of blood
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hepatic
Definition
of, relating to, affecting, or associated with the liver
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hepatitis
Definition
inflammation of the liver
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intranasal
Definition
lying within or administered by way of the nasal structures
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laryngitis
Definition
inflammation of the larynx
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neuroma
Definition
a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
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pathology
Definition
1
: the study of the essential nature of diseases and especially of the structural and functional changes produced by them
2
: the anatomic and physiological deviations from the normal that constitute disease or characterize a particular disease
3
: a treatise on or compilation of abnormalities
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petechia
Definition
a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin or mucous membrane as a result of localized hemorrhage
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pharyngitis
Definition
inflammation of the pharynx
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polyneuritis
Definition
neuritis of several peripheral nerves at the same time
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psychology
Definition
1
: the science of mind and behavior
2
a : the mental or behavioral characteristics typical of an individual or group or a particular form of behavior
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polyneuritis
Definition
neuritis of several peripheral nerves at the same time
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psychology
Definition
1
: the science of mind and behavior
2
a : the mental or behavioral characteristics typical of an individual or group or a particular form of behavior
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psychosis
Definition
a serious mental disorder (as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
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psychotherpy
Definition
treatment of mental or emotional disorder or maladjustment by psychological means especially involving verbal communication (as in psychoanalysis, nondirective psychotherapy, reeducation, or hypnosis)
2
: any alteration in an individual's interpersonal environment, relationships, or life situation brought about especially by a qualified therapist and intended to have the effect of alleviating symptoms of mental or emotional disturbance
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subcutaneous
Definition
being, living, used, or made under the skin
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tachycardia
Definition
relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological
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