Definition of Medical Terminology

These are flash cards which will prepare me for my medical terminology oral exam

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CVA
Cerebrovascular accident (Pertaining to the blood vessels of the brain)
Paralysis
Loss of sensationAnesthesiaLoss of purposful movement usually as a result of neurological disease (stroke, spinal cord injury) drugs, or toxins
R
RIGHT :)
Aphasia
Absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech, writting, or signs because of brain dysfunction. It is considered complete or total when both sensory and motor areas are involved.
Glenohumeral artroscopy
Direct joint visualization by means of an arthroscope Pertaining to the humorous and the glenoid cavity
PosteriorAnterior
Posterior: behind, cuadual, dorsal. Pertainging to quadrapeled located at or near the back.
Anterior: Before or in front of in anatomical nomenclature refers to the ventral or abdominal side of the body.
SuperiorInferior
Above, below
Labra
The plural of labrum, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of a bone
Pre ulcerating lesion
Nb
Metastases
The process by which cancer spreads from the place at which it first arose as a primary tumor to distant locations in the body.
Axilla
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit.
DX
diagnosis,
Mucoserous otitis media
Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. "Otitis" means inflammation of the ear, and "media" means middle.
ENT
A medical specialist who is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the head and neck, including particularly the ears, nose, and throat. ENT doctors are also called otolaryngologists.
Generalized malaise
Is a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, an "out of sorts" feeling, often the first indication of an infection or other disease. Malaise is often defined in medicinal research as a "general feeling of being unwell".