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
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