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CLPH 469
Medical Terminology Quiz 2
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08/29/2011

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abduction
Definition
movement of a body part away from the median plane
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adduction
Definition
movement of a body part toward the median plane
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akinesia
Definition
absence of the loss of the power of voluntary movement, due to an extrapyramidal disorder
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amnesia
Definition
a disturbance in the memory of stored information of very variable durations
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antenatal
Definition
preceding birth
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asterixis
Definition
involuntary jerking movements, especially in the hands
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atrophy
Definition
a wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from death and reabsorption of cells, diminished cellular proliferation, decreased cellular volume, pressure, ischemia, malnutrition, lessened function, or hormonal changes
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bilateral
Definition
relating to, or having, two sides
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cardiomyopathy
Definition
a disease of the myocardium
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clubbing
Definition
a condition affecting the fingers and toes in which proliferation of distal soft tissues, especially the nail beds, results in thickening and widening of the extremities of the digits; the nails are abnormally curved, the nail beds excessively compressible, and skin over them red and shiny
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conjunctivitis
Definition
inflammation of the conjunctiva
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cytoscopy
Definition
the inspection of the interior of the bladder by means of a cytoscope
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dysarthria
Definition
a disturbance of speech due to emotional stress, to brain injury, or to paralysis, incoordination, or spasticity of the muscles used for speaking
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dysphasia
Definition
impairment in the production of speech and failure to arrange words in any understandable way; caused by an acquired lesion of the brain
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dysrhythmia
Definition
defective rhythm
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ectopic
Definition
out of place; said of an organ not in its proper position, or of a pregnancy occurring elsewhere than in the cavity of the uterus
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emesis
Definition
vomiting
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enuresis
Definition
involuntary discharge or leakage of urine
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epistaxis
Definition
bleeding from the nose
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exacerbation
Definition
increased severity of a disease or any of its signs or symptoms
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febrile
Definition
denoting or relating to fever
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flexion
Definition
the act of flexing or bending
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gingival hyperplasia
Definition
gingival enlargement due to proliferation of fibrous connective tissue
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hallucinations
Definition
the apparent, often strong, subjective perception of an external object or event when no such stimulus or situation is present, may be visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, or tactile
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hemolysis
Definition
alteration, dissolution, or destruction of red blood cells in such a manner that hemoglobin is liberated into the medium in which the cells are suspended
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hernia
Definition
protrusion of a part or structure through the tissues normally containing it
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hyperhidrosis
Definition
excessive or profuse sweating
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hyperosmotic
Definition
having an osmolarity greater than another fluid, ordinarily assumed to be plasma or extracellular fluid
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hypertrophy
Definition
general increase in bulk or part of an organ, not due to tumor formation, increase in size and not number of cells
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hypomania
Definition
a mild degree of mania
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icterus
Definition
jaundice
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inspection
Definition
close examination
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kyphosis
Definition
an anteriorly concave curvature of the vertebral column
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lipoma
Definition
a benign neoplasm of adipose tissue, composed of mature fat cells
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malignant
Definition
resistant to treatment, occurring in severe form, and frequently fatal; tending to become worse and leading to an ingravescent course
Term
menarche
Definition
establishment of the menstrual function, the time of the first menstrual period
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mydriasis
Definition
dilation of the pupil
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myringotomy
Definition
incision of the tympanic membrane
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nuchal rigidity
Definition
impaired neck flexion resulting from muscle spasm of the extensor muscles of the neck, usually attributed to meningeal irritation
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oliguria
Definition
scant urine production
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osteogenic
Definition
relating to osteogenesis, bone formation
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otorrhea
Definition
a discharge from the ear
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papilledema
Definition
edema of the optic disc, often to due increased intracranial pressure
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paraplegia
Definition
paralysis of both the lower extremities, and generally, the lower trunk
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petechiae
Definition
minute hemorrhagic spots, of pinpoint to pinhead size, in the skin, which are not blanched by pressure
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pneumothorax
Definition
the presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity
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postpartum
Definition
after childbirth
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psychogenic
Definition
of mental origin or causation
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pyogenic
Definition
pus-forming, relating to pus formation
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quadriplegia
Definition
paralysis of all four limbs
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rhabdomyolysis
Definition
an acute, fulminating, potentially fatal disease of skeletal muscle that entails destruction of muscle, as evidenced by myoglobinemia and myoglobinuria
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scoliosis
Definition
abnormal lateral and rotational curvature of the vertebral column
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sublingual
Definition
under the tongue
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tachycardia
Definition
rapid beating of the heart, rates over 90 bpm
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thoracentesis
Definition
paracentesis of the pleural cavity
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tinnitus
Definition
perception of sound in the absence of an environmental acoustic stimulus, usually associated with the loss of hearing
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tympanic membrane
Definition
a thin tense membrane forming the greater part of the lateral wall of the tympanic cavity, and separating it from the external acoustic meatus, the eardrum
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urticaria
Definition
an eruption of itching wheals, called hives, usually of systemic origin
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