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Medical Terminology
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11th Grade
07/14/2010

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Agnathia
Definition
absence of the lower jaw
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Amenorrhea
Definition
absence of the menstrual flow
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Aboral
Definition
away from the mouth
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Abdominocentesis
Definition
a puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid
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Cardiac
Definition
pertaining to the heart
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Acanthocyte
Definition
a "thorny" cell
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Acetabuloplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the hip socket
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Acoustic
Definition
pertaining to the sense of hearing
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Acrophobia
Definition
a fear if heights
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Actinic
Definition
pertaining to or caused by sunlight
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Actinomyces
Definition
a fungus having ray-like projections
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Acuity
Definition
sharpness or clearness (usually pertaining to vision or hearing)
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Adrenal
Definition
a gland located near the kidney
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Cephelad
Definition
toward the head
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Adenitis
Definition
a glandular inflammation
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Adenocarcinoma
Definition
a glandular cancer or a cancer derived from gradular tissue
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Adenoma
Definition
gland tumor
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adenoidectomy
Definition
surgical removal of the adenoids
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adipocele
Definition
a hernia containing fatty tissue
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adrenalectomy
Definition
surgical removal of the adrenal glajd
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aerophagia
Definition
the swallowing of air
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hemagglutination
Definition
the clumping together of red blood cells
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secretagogue
Definition
an action or agent which stimulates secretion
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pericardial
Definition
pertaining to the pericardium, the sac like structure which surrounds the heart
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albinism
Definition
a condition in which there is a loack of pigment of the skin, hair and eyes
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albuminuria
Definition
a condition in which excessive amounts of protien are excreted in the urine
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analgesia
Definition
absence of the sensation of pain
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arthraglia
Definition
joint pain
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otalgia
Definition
ear pain
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alveolar
Definition
pertaining to a small sac usually the small air sac of the lung, the alveoulus
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ambidextrous
Definition
the ability to perform skillful acts with both (either) hands
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amblyopia
Definition
a dimness or dullness of vision
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ambosexual
Definition
affecting both sexes
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somnambulism
Definition
sleep walking
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ambulate
Definition
the act of walking
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amnioscopy
Definition
a visualization of the amniotic sac and its contents
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amphigonadism
Definition
a condition in which an organism possesses both testicular and ovarian tissue
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ampulla
Definition
dialation of a tubular structure
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amylase
Definition
an enzyme which breaks down starch
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amyluria
Definition
the excretion of excessive amounts of starch in the urine
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anesthesia
Definition
without feeling
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anodyne
Definition
an action or agent that relieves pain
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anoscope
Definition
an instrument used to examine the anus and rectum
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anadipsia
Definition
intense or excessive thirst
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anplasia
Definition
a regression of cells back to a more primitive growth pattern
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anarrhexis
Definition
the re-breaking of a bone for the purpose resetting it
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androgen
Definition
a substance capable of producing nake characteristics
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aneurysmectomy
Definition
the surgical removal of an aneurysm
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angioma
Definition
a tumor composed of blood vessels
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angiopathy
Definition
a disease of the blood vessels
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angina pectoris
Definition
a "squeezing" chest pain
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ankylosis
Definition
immobility (stiffness) of a joint
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