week 1-7 terms combined

Cephalagia

Head pain;headache

Pyrogen

A fever-producing agent

Contrecoup

Brain injury that occurs on the opposite side of the brain from the site of impact.

TIA

Transient Ischemic Accidents or mini strokes are series of minor disruptions or interruptions of blood flow to the brain

Alopecia

Hair loss

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident or stroke is a disruption of blood flow to a portion of the brain due to either hemorrhage or blood clot, can cause permanent brain injury

Decussation

The crossing of nerve fibers carry sensation from one side of the body over to be processed on the contralateral side of the brain

Encephalitis

Inflammation of the brain, most often but not always, due to a viral or bacterial infection

Epilepsy

A disorder in which irregular electrical signals are suddenly discharged from neurons, causing the body to become overloaded with impluses resulting in a seizure.

Innervation

The supply of nerve fibers functionally connected to a certain body part

Etiology

Pertaining to the cause of an illness or disease

Histology

The study of tissues and its microscopic components

Contralateral

Referring to something on the opposite side of the body

Ipsilateral

Referring to something on the same side of the body

Idiopathic

Refers to when the cause of a disease or illness cannot be determined

Morbidity

Illness

Mortality

Death

Nosocomial

Pertaining to an infectious disease you acquire while in a medical facility

Pathology

The study of disease

Teratology

The study of abnormalities and malformations in anatomy

Frenulum

Membrane underneath your tongue, that prevents you from swallowing your tongue

Ischemia

Insuffcient blood flow to a tissue

Keloid

A thickened area of scar tissue covered by a shiny,smooth epidermal surface

Dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin that primarily involves the papillary region of the dermis

Dysplasia

Abnormal tissue development

Ecchymosis

Bruising; Purplish coloring of skin due to blood that has been forced into surrounding tissue.

Necrosis

Irreversible, pathologic death of cells or tissue

Erythema

An abnormal redness of the skin

Macule

Non-palpable, flat lesion with color measuring <1cm.

Papule

Elevated, palpable mass measuring <0.5cm

Bulla

Fluid filled, elevated mass measuring >0.5cm.

Cyanosis

A condition when the oxygen concentration in blood is low causing a bluish skin color

Hemangiomas

Patches of discolored skin caused by benign tumors of the blood capillaries; Birthmarks

Nodule

Elevated firm lesion with a circumscribed border measuring 1-2 cm

Pallor

Paleness; as with skin

Perfusion

The amount of blood supplied to a mass of tissue in a given period of time

Plaque

Elevated group of papules that have convalesced into one lesion measuring > 0.5cm.

Pustule

Elevated, serous(pus) filled vesicle that can be measured any size

Uticaria

An itchy rash

Vitiligo

Totally white macules where there is an absence of melanocytes

Hyperplasia

Excessive cell proliferation

Hypertrophy

Enlargement of an organ or tissue

Kyphosis

An exaggerated thoracic curvature of the spine (hunchback)

Lordosis

An exaggerated lumbar curvature of the spine (swayback)

Osteoclast

Bone-destroying cell; Dissolves bone matrix and returns minerals to extracelluar fluid.

Osteoblast

Bone-forming cell; deposits bone matrix and eventually becomes a mature bone cell

Heberden's nodes

Raised bony growths over the distal interphalangeal joints that occurs frequently in osteoarthritis and are a common manifestation of the disease in women

Foramen

A hole through a bone

Meatus

A tunnel through a bone

Condyle

A smooth, rounded articular surface on a bone

Crepitation

A grating or popping sound caused by the splinters of a fractured bone or rough joint surfaces rubbing against other structures or by air entering subcutaneous tissue in a compound fracture.

Osteitis

Inflammation in bone tissue

Osteomyelitis

An acute or chronic infection of the bone usually caused by the Staphylococcus aureus organism

Ostealgia

Pain in bone

Bouchard’s nodes

Raised bony growths over the proximal interphalangeal joint of the hand seen less frequently than Heberden nodes in osteoarthritis

Scoliosis

An abnormal lateral deviation of the spine

Lingula

A flat,tongue-shaped process on a bone

Hamulus

A hook-shaped process of a bone

Facet

A small, flattened articular surface on a bone

Arthrology

The science of joint structure, function and dysfunction

Achondroplasia

A genetic bone disorder of bone growth resulting from abnormal conversion of cartilage to bone. Usually results in Dwarfism.

Notch

A depression in the margin of a bone

Paraplegia

Paralysis involving a loss of motor control of the lower, but not the upper, limbs

Cornu

A horn-shaped process of a bone

Eczema

Inflammatory response in which the skin appears erythemic, scaly, dry and thickened

Fissure

A crack-like sore or slit that extends through the epidermis into the dermis; Example: athlete's foot

Prognathic

Protruding jaw

Strain

A stretching or tearing of a muscle or muscle fibers

Sprain

A stretch and/or tear of a ligament

Tubercle

Small rounded bump on a bone