Medical Term List # 11

Arthritis

Inflammation or swelling of one or more joints

Metastasis

Development of secondary malignant growths

Dyspepsia

Indigestion

Homeostasis

State of balance, equilibrium

Malnutrition

Being or having inadequate nutrition

Psychiatry

Medical treatment for the mind

Amnesia

Partial or total loss of long-term memory due to trauma or disease of the hippocampus

Delirium

Acute confusion, disorientation, and agitation due to toxic levels of body chemicals, drugs, or alcohol in the blood that affect the brain

Dementia

Gradual but progressive deterioration of cognitive function due to old age or a neurologic disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type.

Decubitus

Bed sores or pressure ulcers, are skin and soft tissue injuries that form as a result of constant or prolonged pressure exerted on the skin.