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discussion week 3
chapters 7,8 & 9
Term | Definition |
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adenalgia (AD-en-AL-jah) | pain in a gland |
amenorrhea (ah-MEN-oh-REE-ah) | lack of menstrual flow |
galactorrhea (gah-LAK-toh-REE-ah | discharge of milk |
goiter (GOY-ter) | swollen thyroid gland |
euglycemia (YOO-glai-SEE-mee-ah) | good blood sugar |
glycolysis (glai-KAW-lih-sis) | deficiency of sugar |
ecchymosis (eh-kih-MOH-sis) | large bruise |
lymphedema (LIMF-ah-DEE-mah) | swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in the extremities. |
embolism (EM-boh-LIZ-um) | blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus |
oligocythemia (AW-lih-goh-sih-THEE-mee-ah) | deficiency in the number of red blood cells |
thrombocytopenia (THROM-boh-SAI-toh-PEE-nee-ah) | deficiency in the number of platelets (clot cells) |
splenomegaly (SPLEE-noh-MEH-gah-lee) | enlargement of the spleen |
pectoralgia (PEK-tor-AL-jah) | chest pain |
bradycardia (BRAY-dih-KAR-dee-ah) | slow heartbeat |
aortic stenosis (ay-OR-tik stih-NOH-sis) | narrowing of the aorta |
electrocardiography (eh-LEK-troh-KAR-dee-AW-grah-fee) | procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart |
systolic pressure (sih-STAW-lik PRESH-ir) | pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting |
valvulitis (VAL-vyoo-LAI-tis) | inflammation of a heart valve |
aneurysm (AN-yir-IZ-um) | bulge in a blood vessel |
angioma (AN-jee-OH-mah) | blood vessel tumor |