Dictionary of Medical Terms

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  • Abortion
    Abortion

    The termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus.

  • Acute
    Acute

    Having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course.

  • Acute Adjustment Reaction
    Acute Adjustment Reaction

    Any of a group of psychological disorders characterized by emotional or behavioral symptoms that occur in response to a specific stressor and are either excessive or impair social or occupational functioning and relationships.

  • Acute Care
    Acute Care

    Providing or concerned with short-term medical care.

  • Adhesiolysis
    Adhesiolysis

    Severing of adhesive band(s); done by laparoscopy or laparotomy.

  • Adnexa
    Adnexa

    Conjoined, subordinate, or associated anatomic parts.

  • Adnexal
    Adnexal

    Conjoined, subordinate, or associated anatomic parts.

  • Aftercare
    Aftercare

    The care, treatment, help, or supervision given to persons discharged from a health institution.

  • Alcoholic Hepatitis
    Alcoholic Hepatitis

    Alcoholic hepatitis can occur in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease and alcoholic cirrhosis.

  • Allergic Reactions
    Allergic Reactions

    An exaggerated or pathological reaction (as by sneezing, respiratory embarrassment, itching, or skin rashes) to substances, situations, or physical state.

  • AMI
    AMI

    Acute myocardial infarction. Heart Attack. An acute episode of heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle.

  • Amputation
    Amputation

    To cut (as a limb) from the body.

  • Angina Pectoris
    Angina Pectoris

    A disease marked by brief spasms or attacks of chest pain precipitated by deficient oxygenation of the heart muscles.

  • Angioplasty
    Angioplasty

    Surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel.

  • Antepartum
    Antepartum

    Relating to the period before parturition : before childbirth.

  • Appendectomy
    Appendectomy

    Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.

  • Arrhythmia
    Arrhythmia

    An alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force.

  • Arthropathies
    Arthropathies

    A disease of a joint.

  • Arthroscopy  
    Arthroscopy  

    An endoscope that is inserted through an incision near a joint and is used for the visual examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the interior of a joint.

  • Ataxia
    Ataxia

    An inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders.

  • Atherosclerosis
    Atherosclerosis

    An abnormal thickening and hardening of the inner layer of the arteries characterized by fatty deposits in and fibrosis.

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