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Medical terms not built from word parts

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Addison's Disease   chronic syndrome resulting from a deficiency in the hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex  
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Alzheimer's Disease (AD)   disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, and restlessness  
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cataract   clouding of the lens of the eye  
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)   interruption of blood supply to the brain usually resulting in mild to severe hemiplegia (also called stroke, brain attack)  
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concussion   jarring or shaking that results in injury; brain concussions may be caused by slight or severe head injury  
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coronal   vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts  
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detached retina   seperation of the retina from the choroid, or middle coat of the eye, in the back of the eye  
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diabetes millitus (DM)   chronic disease involving a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by underactivity of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, resulting in insufficient production of insulin  
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fasting blood sugar (FBS)   a blood test to determine the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood after fasting for 8-10 hours  
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fracture (Fx)   broken bone  
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frontal   vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts  
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glaucoma   abnormally increased intraocular pressure within the eye  
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goiter   enlargement of teh thyroid gland  
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Graves' disease   a disorder of the thyroid gland characterized by the presence of hyperthyroidism, goiter, and exophthalmos  
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herniated disk   rupture of the intervertebral disk cartilage allowing the contents to protrude through it and put pressure on the spinal nerve roots  
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macular degeneration   a progressive deterioration of the central portion of the retina resulting in a loss of central vision  
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multiple sclerosis (MS)   degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the nerves of the CNS where the myelin sheath has been destroyed  
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muscular dystrophy (MD)   group of heredity  
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optomitrist   a health care professional who prescribes corrective lenses and/or eye exercises  
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orthopedics   the study and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system  
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orthopedist   specialists who studies and treats diseases of the musculoskeletal system  
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otitis media   inflammation of the middle ear  
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paraplegia   paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord  
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Parkinson's disease (PD)   chronic disease characterized by the degeneration of nerves in the motor system of the brainstem  
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rheumatoid arthritis (RA)   a chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body  
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sagittal   vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides  
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seizure   sudden attack with an involuntary series of contractions (also called convulsion)  
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tinnitis   ringing in the ears  
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transverse   horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower parts  
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