Medical glossary 4

sudden onset

massive generalized edema

Anasarca

weaking of blood vessel

Aneurysm

Without Echoes

Anechoic

loss of verbal or written communication skills due to injury or disease of the brain.

Aphasia

Cessation of breathing.

Apnea

abnormal heart rate or rhythm

Arrythmia

abnormal collection of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity

Ascites

diminution in size of cell, tissue or organ.

Atrophy

harmless, non-malignant, characteristic of a neoplasm.

Benign

abnormally slow pulse.

Bradycardia

malignant neoplasm arising from certain tissues.

Carcinoma

persisting over a long period.

Chronic

dilation of heart, relaxation between contractions.

Diastole.

Labored breathing.

Dyspnea

out of place.

Ectopic

swelling caused by fluid retention.

Edema

escape of fluid into a space.

Effusion

a mass of undisolved material traveling in the blood.

Embolus

a type of cardiac arrythmia.

Fibrillation

abnormal channel between organs.

Fistula.

paralysis on one side of the body

Hemiplegia

Bloody sputum.

Hemoptysis

abnormal increase of normal cells in tissues or organs.

Hyperplasia

Abnormal lack of cells in tissue or organ.

Hypoplasia

Adverse condition caused by physician or surgeon treatment

Iatrogenic  (Iago?)

disease or condition of uknown origin.

Idiopathic (Idiot "doesn't know...")

necrosis due to lack of blood supply

Infarct (myocardial infarction)

space between cells

Interstitial

inserting a tube into a body opening

Intubation (exactly what it sounds like)

procedures that involve entering the body

Invasive

decreased blood supply

any pathologic or traumatic change in tissue

Lesion

Tending to become progressively worse and result in death; usually pertains to cancer.

Malignant

Heart Attack.

Myocardial Infarction

Heart muscle.

Myocardium

the death or decay of one or more cells or a portion of tissue in which the growth is uncontrolled and progessive; results from interruption of blood suppy or injury.

a mass of cells forming a new growth of tissue, such as a tumor, in which the growth is uncontrolled and progressive

Neoplasm

difficulty in breathing except in upright position

Orthopnea

examination of body by means of feeling with the hand.

Palpitation.

The removal of fluid from the peritoneal cavity.

Paracentesis

Paralysis of lower extremities.

Paraplegia  (paraplegic)

fluid removed from pericardial sac

Pericardiocentesis

membranous sac surrounding the heart

Pericardium

the anatomic region at the lower end of the trunk between the thighs.

Perineum

membranous sac surrounding the abdominal organs, lining the abdominal wall.

Peritoneum (tone those abs)

Air in the pleural cavity

Pneumothorax

Paralysis of all four extremities.

Quadriplegia (quadriplegic)

Behind the peritoneum.

Retroperitoneal.

Poisoning by bacteria.

Sepsis.

An objective manifestation of a disease.

sign.

Subjective evidence of a disease.

symptom

Narrowing of passage.

Contraction of the heart

An abnormally fast heart rate.

Removing fluid from the pleural cavity.

any swelling or new growth.