Medical Terminology

Question 1

Abatement

Answer 1

A reduction in severity of symptoms.

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Abiotic

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Not related to living organisms (physical, not biological).

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Abortive

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When a disease is cut short.

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Abrasion

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Damage to the top layer of skin by friction (scrape, graze).

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Abruption

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A sudden separation or breaking off.

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Accessory

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Extra or supplementary to the main element.

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk.

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Analgesia

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The removal of pain while while a patient is consciousness.

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Benign

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An abnormal but non-threatening growth or tumor.

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Cavity

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Hollow space in the body containing one organ or more.

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Compression

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The application of pressure to stop bleeding or prevent further injury.

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Etiology

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The cause of a certain condition.

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Exacerbation

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Deterioration of a condition.

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Hematemesis

Answer 14

Blood in vomit.

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Iatrogenic

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A condition that appears as a result of treatment of another condition.

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Idiopathic

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Condition with an unknown cause.

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Intractable

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Difficult to cure or alleviate.

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Referred Pain

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Pain felt in an area different from the actual source.

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Reflux

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Going in a backward direction.

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Remission

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Signs of disease disappear temporarily or permanently.

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Stimulus

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Triggers a physiological response.

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Subcutaneous

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Just beneath the skin

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Syndrome

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A set of symptoms that indicate a certain condition, disease, or abnormality.

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Abdominal

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Abdomen

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Cranial

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Skull

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Digital

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Fingers and toes

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Gluteal

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Buttock

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Inguinal

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Groin

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Lumbar

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Loin

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Mammary

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Breast

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Nasal

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Nose

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Pectoral

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Chest

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Thoracic

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Chest

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Ventral

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Stomach