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Deciphering the Code
5 eponyms, 5 abbreviations, 5 terms
Term | Definition |
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Alzheimer (Alois Alzheimer) | chronic neurodegenerative disease; most common form of dementia |
Baker (William Morrant Baker) | accumulation of joint fluid (synovial fluid) behind the knee |
Lyme (Old Lyme) | infectious bacterial disease; most common disease spread by ticks |
Parkinson (James Parkinson) | degenerative disease affecting movement, including speech |
Tourette (Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette) | neuropsychiatric disorder; childhood onset |
IBS (Irritable Vowel Syndrome) | A medical disease that involves the gastrointestinal tract |
PE (Pulmonary Embolism) | A type of blood clot in the lungs |
CT (Chemotherapy) | A type of treatment therapy for cancer |
DOE (Dyspnea on exertion) | Shortness of breath with activity. |
HRT (Hormone replacement) | hormone replacement therapy. |
adip/o, lip/o | fat |
Dermis | Middle layer of the skin |
Edema | Swelling |
Subcutaneous | Subcutaneous tissue is the deepest layer of your skin (also know as the Hypodermis) |
Epidermis | Outermost layer of skin |