Medical Terminology: Definitions of Key Anatomy and Disease Terms
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23 Terms
Hyperextension
excessive joint straightening
Abdominocentesis
puncture to remove abdominal fluid
Cholecystectomy
removal of gallbladder
Poliomyelitis
Viral spinal cord infection
Fibromyalgia
Chronic muscle pain
Syndrome
group of symptoms/signs
Symptom
subjective feeling of illness
Sign
objective evidence of disease
Remission
disappearance of symptoms
Chronic
long-term condition
Eponym
named after a person
Disease
abnormal functioning
Acronym
word from initials
Diagnosis
identification of disease
Differential diagnosis
ruling out conditions
Acute
sudden, short-term
Lesion
pathologic tissue change
Ileum
last portion of small intestine
stasis
stopping, controlling
scopy
visual examination
gram
record or picture
graph
instrument for recording
Graphy
Process of recording
Note 
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