COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
AND DISEASE OVERVIEW
1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
*Answer√√ Weak, dilated wall of the aorta in the abdominal region.
2. Acetylcholine
*Answer√√ Neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system.
3. Achlorhydria
*Answer√√ Condition in which hydrochloric acid is absent.
4. Achondroplasia
*Answer√√ Autosomal dominant disorder of defective cartilage formation in the fetus.
5. Achondroplastic dwarfism
*Answer√√ Condition caused by defective cartilage formation that results in improper bone
development.
6. Acidosis
*Answer√√ Condition in which the production of acids lowers the body's pH.
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,7. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
*Answer√√ Deadly disease caused by HIV that destroys an individual's immune system.
8. Acrodermatitis enteropathica
*Answer√√ Rare autosomal recessive disorder that results in defective malab-sorption of zinc.
9. Acromegaly
*Answer√√ Result of excess GH secretion in adulthood.
10. Actinic keratosis
*Answer√√ Precancerous skin condition.
11. Acute
*Answer√√ Describing a disease that has a sudden onset and a short duration.
12. Adaptive behavior
*Answer√√ Use of everyday social and practical skills.
13. Addison's disease
*Answer√√ Result of undersecretion of hormones by the adrenal cortex.
14. Adenocarcinoma
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, *Answer√√ Cancerous glandular tumor.
15. Adhesions
*Answer√√ Fusions between the surfaces of normally separate organs or tissues.
16. Adenohypophysis
*Answer√√ Anterior portion of the pituitary gland.
17. Adenoma
*Answer√√ Benign tumor of glandular tissue that often develops in the breast, thyroid gland, or mucous
glands of the intestinal tract.
18. Adipose
*Answer√√ Fatty; descriptive of tissue in which fat cells accumulate.
19. Adrenalin
*Answer√√ Hormone of the sympathetic nervous system; the most vital therapy in treatment of anaphylaxis.
20. Adrenal virilism
*Answer√√ Expression of secondary male sexual characteristics in females caused by a testos-terone-
secreting adrenal gland neoplasm.
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AND DISEASE OVERVIEW
1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
*Answer√√ Weak, dilated wall of the aorta in the abdominal region.
2. Acetylcholine
*Answer√√ Neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system.
3. Achlorhydria
*Answer√√ Condition in which hydrochloric acid is absent.
4. Achondroplasia
*Answer√√ Autosomal dominant disorder of defective cartilage formation in the fetus.
5. Achondroplastic dwarfism
*Answer√√ Condition caused by defective cartilage formation that results in improper bone
development.
6. Acidosis
*Answer√√ Condition in which the production of acids lowers the body's pH.
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,7. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
*Answer√√ Deadly disease caused by HIV that destroys an individual's immune system.
8. Acrodermatitis enteropathica
*Answer√√ Rare autosomal recessive disorder that results in defective malab-sorption of zinc.
9. Acromegaly
*Answer√√ Result of excess GH secretion in adulthood.
10. Actinic keratosis
*Answer√√ Precancerous skin condition.
11. Acute
*Answer√√ Describing a disease that has a sudden onset and a short duration.
12. Adaptive behavior
*Answer√√ Use of everyday social and practical skills.
13. Addison's disease
*Answer√√ Result of undersecretion of hormones by the adrenal cortex.
14. Adenocarcinoma
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, *Answer√√ Cancerous glandular tumor.
15. Adhesions
*Answer√√ Fusions between the surfaces of normally separate organs or tissues.
16. Adenohypophysis
*Answer√√ Anterior portion of the pituitary gland.
17. Adenoma
*Answer√√ Benign tumor of glandular tissue that often develops in the breast, thyroid gland, or mucous
glands of the intestinal tract.
18. Adipose
*Answer√√ Fatty; descriptive of tissue in which fat cells accumulate.
19. Adrenalin
*Answer√√ Hormone of the sympathetic nervous system; the most vital therapy in treatment of anaphylaxis.
20. Adrenal virilism
*Answer√√ Expression of secondary male sexual characteristics in females caused by a testos-terone-
secreting adrenal gland neoplasm.
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