 | Term | Definition |
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Manipulate |
to handle |
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Melosalgia |
pain in the lower limbs |
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Meloplasty |
reconstructive surgery of the cheek |
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Myelin |
a white fatty material that covers nerves with fast conduction of impulses |
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Myelogenous |
produced in the bone marrow |
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Myelogram |
radiograph of spinal cord after administering surrounding constrastmedia |
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Neural |
pertaining to nerves |
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Neurohypophysis |
posterior part of pituitary that consists of nerve cells from the base of the brain |
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Notochord |
rod-like structure that forms the spinal column |
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Odontectomy |
tooth extraction |
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Omalgia |
shoulder pain |
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Omphalitis |
inflammation of the umbilicus (navel) |
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Onychophagia |
nail chewing |
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Onychectomy |
declaw |
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Oropharynx |
mouth and throat |
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Palpebral |
pertaining to eyelids |
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Pancreatectomy |
surgical removal of the pancreas |
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Pectoral |
pertaining to the breast |
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Pellagra |
rough skin from niacin (B vitamin) deficiency |
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Peritoneum |
lining of the abdomen and abdominal organs |
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Peroneal |
pertaining to the fibula |
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Pharyngeal |
pertaining to the throat |
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Pharyngitis |
sore throat |
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Phrenic |
pertaining to the diaphragm |
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Phrenospasm |
hiccups |
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Pinealoma |
tumor of a pine cone-shaped gland of the brain |
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Pleural |
relating to the inner lining of the chest and outer lining of lungs |
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Pleuritis |
inflammation of the chest lining |
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Podiatrist |
specialist in foot problems |
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Podalgia |
pain in the foot |
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Proctoscopy |
examination of the anus and rectum with a scope |
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Proctologist |
medical specialist in the anus and rectum |
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Prosopoplegia |
facial paralysis |
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Pygostyle |
spinal tail of birds |
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Renal |
pertaining to the kidney |
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Rhinoplasty |
reconstructive surgery of the nose |
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Rhinitis |
inflammation of the nose |
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Sarcoma |
malignant tumor of flesh tissue (not from lining cells of the body, those are carcinomas) |
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Scelalgia |
pain in the lower part of the leg |
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Psychosomatic |
mental or emotional problems that act as a physical problem |
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Somatotropin |
growth hormone |
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Splanchnic |
pertaining to the viscera (soft internal organs) |
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Splenomegaly |
enlarged spleen |
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Thelorrhagia |
bloody discharge from nipple |
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Thoracotomy |
surgical incision into the pleural cavity |
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Thoracolumbar |
pertaining to the junction of the chest and loin |
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Thymoma |
tumor of the thymus gland |
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Trachelorrhapy |
suture of torn or lacerated cervix |
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Tracheobronchitis |
inflammation of the windpipe and its branches |
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Uranoschisis |
cleft palate |
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Uvula |
little grape-like flesh that hangs from the soft palate in humans |
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Visceroparietal |
pertaining to soft internal organs and the abdominal wall |
