Medical Vocabulary #7

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Blood pressure that frequently fluctuates between normal and abnormal during the course of a day, often within only a few minutes.

A white blood cell that comes from bone marrow, and produces antibodies to fight off disease.

(of complications or ill effects) Induced unintentionally by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures.

The unit for measuring the amount of energy in food.

A substance that lubricates the inner ear and helps protect it from dirt, damage, and infections.

A procedure in which a laser is used to correct vision problems by reshaping the cornea.

A sleep disorder that causes extreme sleepiness and uncontrollable sleep attacks, making a person fall asleep at inappropriate times during the day.

A feeling of fatigue that occurs as the biological clock resets itself after traveling across time zones, usually by airplane.

Surgical destruction of certain nerves and nerve roots to relieve pain.

The ability of the body to learn to fight specific infections after being exposed to the germs that cause them.

A small electronic device generally placed in the chest to correct an irregular heartbeat. It generates small electrical pulses that prompt the heart to beat at a normal pace.

An abnormally fast heartbeat, usually above 100 beats per minute.

Sadness and depression brought on by a lack of exposure to sunlight.

A harmless sac of fluid on top of a joint or tendon, usually on the wrist or back of the hand.

A description of any disease in which the organs or tissues in the body are damaged progressively over time.

Cells in the ear that transmit sound messages to the brain and play a vital role in hearing.

Using the thumb or fingers to apply pressure to particular spots, or pressure points, on the body in order to relieve pain.

A condition in which a peripheral nerve is compressed at the elbow, causing pain, numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness in the hand and arm.

A waste product of protein digestion and metabolism.

One of four structures that divide the chambers of the heart and prevent the backflow of blood from one chamber to another during contraction of the heart.

The presence of larger-than-normal red blood cells in circulation—even though there are too few of them—caused by lack of folate and vitamin B12.

A chronic disease that occurs when a person has an abnormal amount of body fat, potentially leading to health problems.

The force blood exerts against the walls of the arteries, measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).

A mineral that the body needs for many vital functions, including bone formation, regulation of heart rate and blood pressure, and muscle contraction.

The delivery of an electric shock to the heart to stop an abnormal rhythm and restore a normal heartbeat.

acupressure

adaptive immunity

artificial pacemaker

B cell

blood pressure

calcium

calorie

defibrillation

degenerative

earwax

facet rhizotomy

ganglion cyst

hair cells

iatrogenic

jet lag

keratectomy

labile hypertension

macrocytic anemia

narcolepsy

obesity

radial tunnel syndrome

seasonal affective disorder

tachycardia

urea

valve

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