Medical terminologies


Medical terminologies

1.       Abacavir : an anti-HIV drug
2.       Abadie’s sign : 1.A sign in tabes dorsalis in which there is loss of pain from squeezing the calcaneal tendon .  2. Spasm of the levator palperbrae superioris muscles occurring frequently in thyrotoxicosis but also seen normally especially with tension and fatigue.
3.       A band : a dark band in muscle representing overlapping of actin and myosin filaments.
4.       Abasia : inability to walk because of motor incoordination; compare astasia
5.       Abate : to lessen in force or intensity; to moderate or subside.
6.       Abattoir : a slaughter house or an establishment for the killing and dressing of animals.
7.       ABC : the mnemonused for remembering the correct protocol, in order of priority , for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A refers to airway , B to breathing and C to circulation.
8.       Abdominal angina : an acute attack of severe abdominal pain, commonly occurring after eating and often associated with weight loss,nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. It is caused by narrowing or obstruction of the mesenteric arteries, primarily atherosclerotic in origin.
9.       Abdominal aponeurosis: the wide tendinous expanse by whicn the external oblique, internal oblique and transverse muscles are inserted.
10.    abdominal apoplexy : infarction of an abdominal organ, usually the small intestine, resulting from vascular stenosis or occlusion.
11.   Abdominal epilepsy: a convulsive equivalent in which abdominal pain, a sense of nausea  and often headache are the most prominent symptoms.
12.   Abdominal migraine: abdominal pain,nausea,vomiting,or diarrhea assosciated with migraine .

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