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gastrodymia/gastralgia ✔✔pain in stomach
pericarditis ✔✔inflammation/ infection of the pericardial sac around the heart
arteriostenosis ✔✔narrowing of an artery
tarchycardia ✔✔fast heart rate
thrombolysis ✔✔dissolution of a clot /dissolve clot in blood vessels
Agglutination ✔✔clumping of red blood cells; will result if blood types with different antigens are mixed
Anaphylaxis ✔✔Severe allergic reaction
lymphoid ✔✔resembling lymphatic tissue 1 / 4
lymphangiosarcoma ✔✔cancerous tumor of lymphatic vessels which occurs in long-standing cases of primary or secondary lymphedema. It involves either the upper or lower lymphedematous extremities but is most common in upper extremities.
thoracodynia ✔✔pain in the chest
-ologist ✔✔specialist in the study of
-pnea ✔✔breathing
Acromegaly ✔✔oversecretion of growth horomone (GH) in adults/enlargement of the extremities
Thyromegaly ✔✔enlargement of the thyroid gland
-megaly ✔✔enlargement
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Hypercalcemia ✔✔an abnormally high level of calcium in the blood
Hyperthyroidism ✔✔excessive activity of the thyroid gland
polydipsia ✔✔excessive thirst
-tomy ✔✔incision
-dectomy ✔✔surgical removal
-pathy ✔✔disease
hyperparathyroidism ✔✔excessive production of parathormone in the bloodstream. These glands, located behind the thyroid at the bottom of your neck, are about the size of a grain of rice. The parathyroid glands produce parathyroid hormone.
hyperglycemia ✔✔excessive sugar in the blood
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antidiuretic hormone (ADH) ✔✔antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) hormone that increases water absorption
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) ✔✔a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
neurolysis ✔✔destruction of nerve tissue
xenophobia ✔✔fear of foreigners
MSI ✔✔magnetic source imaging/radiographic procedure
Meatus ✔✔opening or tunnel of any part of the body
vesicocele ✔✔hernia of the bladder into the vagina
urethrocele ✔✔pouching of the urethra into the vagina/ when the tissues surrounding the urethra sag downward into the vagina
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