Exam 3: pathology

Adenocarcinoma

A cancerous tumor in a gland that produces hormones; may cause hypersecretion

Amenorrhea

Condition of having no menstrual flow

Analgesia

Absence of pain

Anorchism 

Absence of testes 

Aphasia 

Inability to communicate verbally or in writing due to damage to the language centers of the brain 

Asphermia

Condition of no sperm

Ataxia 

Lack of muscle coordination 

Balanorrhea

Discharge from the glans penis

Blepharoptosis

Drooping eyelid

Cephalalgia  

A headache 

Cryptorchidism

Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum before brith

Cycloplegia

Paralysis of the ciliary body

Dacryocystitis

Inflammation of the lacrimal sac

Diplopia

Double vision

Dysmennorhea 

Condition of having a painful menstrual flow

Dystocia

Difficult labor and childbirth

Eclampsia

Convulsions and coma occurring during late stages of pregnancy

Endocervicitis

Inflammation within cervix

Endometritis 

Inflammation of the lining of the uterus 

Epispadias

Congenital condition; opening of the urethra is on the dorsal surface of the penis

Esotropia

Inward turning of the eye; people with this form of strabismus are sometimes said to be cross-eyed

Exotropia 

Outward turning of the eye; people with this form of strabismus are sometimes said to be wall-eyed

Glycosuria

Presence of sugar in the urine

Hemiplegia 

Paralysis on one side of body 

Hydrocele

Accumulation of fluid around the testes or along the spermatic cord

Hyperesthesia

Abnormally heightened sense of feeling, sense of pain, or sensitivity to touch

Hyperopia

A condition in which a person can see things in the distance but has trouble reading material at close range; also called farsightedness

Hyponatremia 

Insufficient sodium in the blood 

Hysterorrhexis

Rupture of the uterus

Iritis

Inflammation of the iris

Keratitis 

Inflammation of the cornea 

Lactorrhea

Discharge of milk from breast other than normal lactation

Mastalgia

Breast pain

Menorrhea 

Normal menstrual flow 

Metrorrhea

Discharge (such a pus or mucus) from the uterus

Monochromatism

Inability to perceive one color

Myelitis 

Inflammation of the spinal cord 

Myringitis

Inflammation of the tympanic membrane

Neuralgia

Nerve pain

Nullipara

Woman who not given to a live infant

Nyctalopia

Difficulty seeing in dim light; night blindness

Oculomyocosis 

Fungus infection of the eye

Oligomenorrhea

Condition of having light menstrual flow

Oophoritis 

Inflammation of an ovary 

Orchitis

Inflammation of one or both testes

Otalgia

Ear pain

Otomycosis 

Fungal infection of the ear 

Otorrhagia

Bleeding from the ear

Panhypopituitarism

Hyposecretion of all pituitary; hormones; causes problems with the glands controlled by the pituitary gland

Papilledema 

Swelling of the optic disk; also called choked disk 

Paraplegia

Paralysis of the lower portion of the body

Paresthesia 

Abnormal sensations such as burning or tingling 

Perimetritis

Inflammation of pelvic cavity around the outside of the uterus

Presbyopia

Expected changes in vision due to normal aging

Primigravida

First pregnancy

Prostatitis 

Inflammation of the prostate gland 

Pseudocyesis

The body acts as if there is a pregnancy when there is no pregnancy; hormonal changes are common

Pyosalpinx

Presence of pus in a uterine tube

Rectocele 

Protrusion of the rectum into the vagina 

Salpingitis

Inflammation of a uterine tube

Thymitis

Inflammation of the thymus gland

Tinnitus 

Ringing in the ears 

Uveitis

Inflammation of the choroid layer of the eye

Vaginitis

Inflammation of the vagina