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Atrophoderma - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Atrophodermia (atrophodermia; a - negative part + Greek trophe - nutrition + derma - skin) is the general name for a group of syndromes and diseases characterized by skin atrophy

Atrophy - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Atrophy - a decrease in the volume and mass of a tissue or organ, accompanied by the termination or weakening of their function

Atelectasis - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Atelectasis - a condition of the lung or part of it, in which the alveoli contain almost no or no air at all and appear to have collapsed

Ataxia - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Ataxia (ataxia; Greek ataxia - lack of coordination, disorder) is a violation of movements, which is manifested by a disorder of their coordination

Asphyxia - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Asphyxia is a pathological condition caused by hypoxia and hypercapnia, occurring acutely or subacutely; manifested by severe disorders of blood circulation, breathing, and the work of the nervous system

Astrocyte - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Astrocyte is a glial mature cell that has a stellate shape with numerous processes. Astrocytes in the nervous tissue act as a supporting structure

Asthma Bronchial - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Bronchial asthma (asthma bronchiale) is an allergic disease characterized by repeated attacks of expiratory dyspnea due to impaired bronchial patency

Eye Astigmatism - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Astigmatism of the eye - an anomaly of refraction, characterized by the fact that the refractive power of the optical system of the eye differs in different meridians, due to which the rays emanating from any point in space do not give a point focusing image on the retina

Asthenia - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Asthenia is a condition characterized by tearfulness, increased fatigue, irritable weakness, frequent mood swings, hyperesthesia, sleep disorders, and autonomic disturbances

Aspermatism - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Aspermatism (aspermatismus; a - negative part + Greek sperma, spermatos - sperm, semen) - absence of ejaculation during intercourse

Aspergillosis - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Aspergillosis (aspergillosis) - mycosis, which is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Aspergillus

Arthritis - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Arthritis (arthritis; Greek arthron - joint related to the joint + Latin it (word-form suffix) - inflammatory process) - inflammation of the joint or some of its elements

Arteriography - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Arteriography (Greek aer - air + Greek tereo - contain + Greek grapho - to depict, write) - X-ray examination of the arteries, carried out after the introduction of a contrast agent into their lumen

Arteritis - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Arteritis (arteriitis; Greek aer - air + Greek tereo - contain + Latin it (word-form suffix) - inflammatory process) - inflammation of the artery walls

Blood Pressure - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Arterial pressure - the pressure that the blood in the artery exerts on its wall; determined by the value of cardiac output, total peripheral vascular resistance to blood flow and the state of the arterial walls

Arnold's Ganglion - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Arnold's ganglion cardiac middle - sympathetic ganglion, is inconsistently found in the thickness of the middle cardiac cervical nerve

Cardiac Arrhythmia - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Arrhythmia of the heart is a name that combines violations of the formation of an excitation impulse or its conduction through the myocardium

Arachnoiditis - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Arachnoiditis is an inflammatory process occurring in the pia mater of the spinal cord or brain with a predominant lesion of the arachnoid

First Aid Kit - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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First-aid kit - a set of medicines, dressings and other medical supplies, which is assembled in a special packing; intended for first aid, including self-help and mutual aid

Pharmacy - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Pharmacy - an institution where medicines, sanitation and patient care items, dressings are stored, prepared and dispensed

Apraxia - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Apraxia - violations of purposeful action against the background of the safety of its constituent elementary movements

Appendicitis - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Appendicitis is an inflammatory process of the appendix of the cecum

Anatomical Apparatus II - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Anatomical apparatus II (apparatus) - a functional association of different in structure and origin of individual organs or systems of the body

Aortitis - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Aortitis is an inflammatory process of the walls of the aorta, manifested by aorthalgia, enlargement of the aorta, and with a productive inflammatory process in the places where large arteries leave the aorta - symptoms of ischemia of the corresponding areas