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Medical Terms
Medical terms covered in class Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anemia | = Lack of blood |
| Anemia | A condition in which the blood does not have enough healthy RBCs (red blood cells). Anemia results from a lack of RBCs or dysfunctional RBCs in the body. This leads to reduced oxygen flow to the body’s organs. |
| Anticholinergic Drugs | = Block and inhibit the activity of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) at both central & peripheral nervous system synapses. |
| Antiemetic | = (drug) preventing vomiting Ex: Zofran |
| Emesis | = (vomiting) oral eviction of GI (gastrointestinal) contents |
| Autocrine | = In the autocrine signaling process, molecules act on the same cells that produce them. |
| Cytokine | = Cytokines are small proteins that are crucial in controlling the growth and activity of other immune system cells and blood cells. |
| Cytotoxic | = Means that a substance or process can damage cells or cause them to die. "Cyto" means cell and "toxic" means poison. |
| Dissection | = The action of dissecting a body or plant to study its internal parts. |
| Dyspnea | = Difficult or labored breathing |
| Eupnea | = Normal respiration |
| Euphoria | = A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. |
| Fibrosis | = Scarring, is defined by the accumulation of excess extracellular matrix components. |
| Glycogen | = The stored form of glucose that's made up of many connected glucose molecules. |
| hyperglycemic | = too much glucose |
| Hydrocephalus | = ‘water on brain’; abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles (cavities) deep within the brain |
| CSF | = Cerebrospinal fluid |
| Idiopathic | = relating to or denoting any disease or condition which arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown. |
| Lysosome | = An organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane. |
| Hemolysis | = The destruction of red blood cells |
| Malignant | = Tending to produce death or deterioration |
| Malpractice | = Improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment, especially by a medical practitioner, lawyer, or public official. |
| Mycetoma | = A chronic, progressively destructive infectious disease of the subcutaneous tissues that spreads to affect the skin, deep tissues and bone…caused by different species of bacteria or fungi. |
| Onychomycosis | = A fungal infection that affects the nails. |
| Neonate | = Newborn child |
| Oxytocin | = A hormone that strengthens labor contractions during childbirth & controls bleeding after childbirth. |
| Hypoxemia | = A low level of oxygen in the blood |
| Pancytopenia | = Deficiency of all three cellular components of the blood (RBCS, white blood cells, and platelets) |
| Pharmacist | = A doctor who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medical drugs. |
| Pharmacology | = ‘study of’ the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs. |
| Somatic cells | = are the cells in the body other than the sperm and egg cells (which are called germ cells). Somatic cells are diploid cells meaning they contain two sets of chromosomes, inherited from each parent. |
| Somatosensory cortex | = region of the brain responsible for processing sensory information from the body |
| Soma | = The "soma" of a cell refers to the cell body, which is the main part of the cell containing the nucleus and most of the cell's organelles, essentially the central region of the cell excluding any projections like axons or dendrites |
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