Medical Terminology

The rupture or tearing of a muscle

Any pathologic change of disease of muscle tissue.

Any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord.

Any abnormal conditions or disease caused by a fungus.

A feeling of general discomfort, often the first indication of an infection or disease.

Frequent flow or loose or watery stools.

The surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface.

Swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cell tissues or cavities of the body.

Pain in one or more joints.

Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.

Surgical removal of the appendix.

A radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium.

Lack of oxygen in the blood.

Mature red blood cell.

White blood cell

Viral condition of the gray matter of the spinal cord.

Suturing together the end of a severed nerve.

Inflammation of the tonsils.

The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid.