Terminologies Flashcards
Inflammation of ribs
COSTOCHONDRITIS
Edema in PLEURAL CAVITY
PLEURAL EFFUSION / HYDROTHORAX
Inflammed Bone Marrow
MYELITIS
Arthritis of the Spine
ANKYLOSIS SPONDYLITIS
Inflammed testes
ORCHITIS
Difficulty in swallowing
DYSPHAGIA
Inflammed vein
PHLEBITIS
Inflammed Urinary Bladder
CYSTITIS
Involuntary muscular movements
DYSKINESIA
Loss of hearing due to aging
PRESBYCUSIS
TB of Neck
SCROFULA
Inflammed muscle
MYOLITIS
Inflammed vertebra
SPONDYLITIS
Loss of visual acuity due to aging
PRESBYOPIA
Reduced salivary production (or reduced amylase)
APTYALIA
Dry mouth
XEROSTOMIA
Absence of muscle coordination
ATAXIA
Generalized edema
ANASARCA
Inflammed brain
ENCEPHALITIS
Inability to speak and comprehend words
APHASIA
Pupil outwards
EXOTROPIA
Loss of smell sensation
Damaged CN I
ANOSMIA
Blind (damaged CN II)
ANOPIA
Abnormal fixation of eyes
Damaged CN iii, iv, vi
STRABISMUS