GLOSSARY
Medical Term
Meaning
A
Acromegaly
Enlargement of the extremities
Adenoid
Resembling a gland
Afebrile
Without fever
Anesthesia
Without feeling or sensation
Arteriosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
B
Blepharoptosis
Downward displacement of the eyelids
Bradycardia
Slow heartbeat
C
Cardiovascular
Pertaining to the heart and vessels
Cerebroma
Tumor of the brain
Chondritis
Inflammation of the cartilage
Chondromalacia
Softening of the cartilage
Cyanosis.
Condition of blueness
Cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder
D
Dentalgia
Toothache/pain
Dermatophytosis
Condition of fungus of the skin
Duodenal
Pertaining to the first part of small intestine
Dyspnea
Difficult breathing
E
Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain
Endocarditis
Inflammation within the heart
Endometritis
Inflammation within the uterus
Erythrocyte
Red cell
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