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basic medicine – a

• achilles – tendo calcaneus
• addison’s disease can cause the sudden stoppage of corticosteroid use
• aids leads to immunosuppression
• allergies: children are 40-60% likely to be allergic if their parents are
• alopecia – baldness
• alveoli – the part of the lung where gas exchange occurs
• anasarca – a medical condition characterized by massive accumulation of fluid in the entire body
• angiography – study of images of blood vessels
• antibiotics:
• amoxicillin
• clindamycin
• streptomycin
• aorta – the artery in which blood is sent to all the tissues
• arthrosis – degenerative joint disease
• atelectasis – pulmonary collapse
• athlete’s foot is caused by dermatophyte fungus
• atrophy – reduction in the size and metabolic activity of the cells
• autonomic – another name for the vegetative nervous system

basic medicine – b

• bilirubin – a substance which is high in gilbert’s syndrome
• blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body
• bone densitometry – test that diagnoses osteoporosis
• bouchard’s nodes – a symptom of arthrosis

basic medicine – c

• calcium oxalate are the most frequent type of kidney stones
• cancer – malignant neoplasia
• cataract – disease that presents clouding of the lens
• catheter – device used to dilate coronary stenosis
• cell – the body’s morphological and functional unit
• cervical cancer ranks third worldwide in prevalence
• corticosteroids – medicine used in the treatment of bell’s palsy
• cva – cerebrovascular accident
• cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs, pancreas, liver and intestine
• cystoscopy – exploratory procedure that allows to see the inside of the bladder

basic medicine – d

• diabetes usually accompanies polydipsia
• diaphragm – muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

basic medicine – e-g

• ebola – a virus identified in 1976 in the democratic republic of the congo
• endocrine glands:
• adrenal
• hypophysis
• thyroid
• endocrine glands secrete hormones
• epistaxis – bleeding from the nasal cavities
• femur – the biggest bone in the human body
• fracture that pierces through the skin – open
• galeno – a greek doctor who exercised his career in rome
• genioplasty – another name for mentoplasty
• gerontology – science that studies the psychosocial, educational, and economic problems of the 3rd age
• glucagon is secreted from the pancreas

basic medicine – h-k

• haemolytic – an anemia that raises the ldh and bilirubin
• helicobacter pylori is a bacteria that can cause a septic ulcer
• hemoglobin gives blood its red color
• hemoglobin is a molecule that transports oxygen in the blood
• herniated disc – an intervertebral disc that ruptures and causes its nucleus to protrude to the outside
• histoplasmosis – mycosis
• human heart:  4 cavities
• hyperkalemia can be caused by muscle weakness
• hypogonadism – disease in which the sexual glands produce little or no hormones
• hypothalamus is located in the brain
• hypoventilation can lead to respiratory acidosis
• impetigo – bacterial infection of the skin
• insulin is synthesized in the pancreas
• keratitis affects the cornea

basic medicine – l

• l-dopa is a medicatin used in parkinson’s disease
• leukocyte – white blood cell
• leukocytosis – increase in white blood cells
• linea alba is located in the abdomen
• lipoma – benign tumor
• luxation – dislocation

basic medicine – m

• macrophages – histiocytes
• measles – a viral disease that causes a rash
• meninges:
• arachnoid mater
• dura mater
• pia mater
• methotrexate is a medication used for cancer and autoimmune diseases
• micrognathism – condition in which the lower jaw is smaller than usual
• mitosis – a type of cellular division
• molluscum contagiosum is caused by a virus
• monosodium glutamate is an additive that causes the chinese restaurant syndrome
• multiple sclerosis – an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system

basic medicine – n-o

• niacin – vitamin b3
• nitroglycerin – medication that treats those with angina
• osteocyte – celld that make up bone tissue
• osteosarcoma – a bone tumor
• osteosarcoma is produced in skin tissue
• otoscope – medical instrument used to see the ear drum

basic medicine – p

• parasites are the origin of plantar papilloma
• parietal lobe – lobe responsible for sensations
• pebble symptom – muscle tear
• pellagra – vitamin b3 deficiency
• pheochromocytoma is a tumor in the adrenal gland
• pneumonia – a condition that causes inflammation of areas in the pulmonary alveoli
• pulmonary – minor circulatory system
• pulmonary thromboembolism – pathology that produces pulmonary artery obstruction due to a blood clot

basic medicine – q-r

• quinine is a medication used to treat malaria
• ranitidine is a medication used to treat peptic ulcers

basic medicine – s

• sialadenitis is the swelling of the salivary glands
• sialolithiasis causes the impaction of a salivary calculus in the excretory duct
• stem cells can regenerate tissue
• stomach: connected to the large intestine by the small intestine
• superior mesenteric – artery that supplies the small intestine with blood
• syphilis – a disease caused by treponema pallidum
• stye – inflammation of a sebaceous gland from the edge of the eyelid

basic medicine – t-v

• tachypnea – increased breathing rate above the typical values
• trichiasis – deviation of the eyelashes into the eye
• thermotherapy – therapy that treats diseases and lesions through heat
• thyroid hormone production increases 0.5% during pregnancy
• tricuspid – valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
• typhoid fever is caused by salmonella
• ulcerative colitis – inflammation of the colon and rectum
• vasectomy – surgery where the vas deferens are cut

basic medicine – w-z

• wilhelm röntgen invented the x ray
• wisdom tooth – third molar
• xanthoma – benign cutaneous tumor, yellowish, containing cholesterol inside 
• xeroderma – abnormal dryness of the skin or mucous membrane
• zika fever can be confused with dengue fever
• zollinger-ellison syndrome caused by gastrinomas tumor