GLOSSARY (Cont)
Medical Term
Meaning
M
Monocyte
Single or one cell
Myalgia
Pain in the muscle
Myospasm
Involuntary contraction of a muscle
N
Necrosis
Condition of dead tissue
Nephrolithiasis
Condition of stones in the kidney
Nephrolithiasis
Enlargement of the kidney
Nocturia
Night urine
O
Oliguria
Scant urine
Osteoarthritis
Inflammation of the bones and joints
Otoscopic
Pertaining to examination of the ear
P
Pericarditis
Inflammation around the heart
Polyneuritis
Inflammation of many nerves
Polyphagia
Excessive eating
Postpartum
After birth
Pyogenic
Producing pus
R
Rhinitis
Inflammation of the nose
S
Salpingitis
Inflammation of the tubes
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