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MED101
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Term | Definition |
---|---|
-Ptosis | drooping (example:nephroptosis) |
-megaly | enlargement (example: hepatomegaly) |
-rrhea | flow example:diarrhea |
-rrhexis | rupture example:metrorrhexis |
-malacia | abnormal softening example: osteomalacia |
(L) | left |
(R) | RIGHT |
(B) | BILATERAL (BOTH SIDES) |
Tx | treatment |
Hx | history |
Bell Palsy | dysfunction of nerve system |
Alzheimer | most common form of dementia Alois Alzhemier |
parkinson | affecting movement/ speech James parkinson 1755-1824 |
lou Gehrig | death of brain/spinal cord Lou Gehrig 1902-1941 |
Albers Schonberg | albers- Schonberg disease weakness in bone area |
-desis | binding/fixation |
-algia | pain |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
-ectomy | removal |
-tomy | incision |