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Vocab Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anesthetic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| Anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| aortogram | record of the aorta |
| aortolith | stone deposit in the wall of the aorta |
| aplastic anemia | red blood cells not being formed in sufficient quantities |
| Cardiac arrest | cessation of functional circulation |
| Ceruminosis | excessive formation of ear wax |
| Chloremia | increased chloride in the blood |
| Coronary arterectomy | surgical removal of a coronary artery |
| Craniotomy | removal of a portion of the skull |
| Elliptocytosis | condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells |
| Ganglioma | ganglion tumor |
| Gynecology | study of medical issues specific to women |
| Hemothorax | blood in the chest |
| Hypersplenism | increased spleen activity |
| Hyperthyroidism | overproduction by the thyroid |
| Hypoparathyroidism | underproduction by the parathyroid |
| Myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| Nephrologist | specialist in the kidneys |
| Obstetrics | branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy, labor, and delivery of newborns |
| Optokinetic | pertaining to eye movement |
| Osteochondroma | a tumor made up of bone and cartilage, also known as an exostosis made up of cartilage |
| Osteoporosis | loss of bone density |
| Otoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the ear |
| paresthesia | abnormal sensation (usually numbness or tingling in the skin) |
| pectoralgia | chest pain |
| Phacosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the lens |
| Pleuritis | inflammation of the pleura |
| Pneumoconiosis | a lung condition caused by dust |
| Pneumonia | a lung condition |
| Schizophrenia | a mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech |
| Seborrhea | discharge of oil (sebum) |
| Spermolytic | agent that kills sperm |
| Spirometry | procedure to measure breathing |
| Spondyloarthropathy | joint disease of the vertebrae |
| Synesthesia | condition where one sensation is experienced as another |
| Tenodesis | binding of a tendon |
| Thoracostomy | creation of an opening in the chest |
| Thyroidotomy | incision into the thyroid |
| Thyromegaly | enlargement of the thyroid |
| Tympanic Perforation | tear or hole in the eardrum |
| Urocyanosis | blue urine |
| Vesicotomy | incision into the bladder |
| Lymphoblastic Leukemia | immature white blood cells in the blood and bone marrow |
| Dialysis | a procedure that filters toxins from the blood |
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