Medical terms
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Amputation I - a surgical operation to cut off a limb or its peripheral part with crossing (biting, sawing) bones or removing an organ (breast, uterus, penis)
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Ampoule II is a term used in anatomy. Ampula is an enlarged part of a tubular organ (intestine, duct, semicircular canal)
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Amnesia (amnesia; Greek amnesia - memory loss, forgetfulness) is one of the memory disorders, manifested in the form of a loss of the ability to retain and reproduce previously acquired knowledge
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Amino acids (synonym: aminocarboxylic acids) - carboxylic (organic) acids that contain one or more amino groups
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Aminoaciduria - increased excretion of one or more amino acids in the urine or the presence in the urine of their metabolic products, which are not normally contained in it
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Amyloidosis (amyloidosis; Latin amylum, Greek amylon - starch + Greek eidos - type + Greek -ōsis (word-form suffix) - disease; synonym: amyloid dystrophy) - extracellular dysproteinosis, which is characterized by the deposition of paramyloid in tissues
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Amylase is the general name for enzymes of the class of hydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen and related oligo- and polysaccharides, proceeding by cleavage of glycosidic bonds between carbon atoms
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Ametropia is one of the refractive errors of the eye, in which the correspondence between the length of the optical axis of the eye and the refractive power of its optical system is disturbed
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Amenorrhea (amenorrhoea; a- - negative part + Greek men - month + rhoia - expiration, flow) - absence of menstruation for 6 months or more
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Amblyopia (amblyopia; Greek amblyopia; Greek amblys - weak, dull + opos, ops - eye) - decreased vision, which is caused by functional disorders of the visual analyzer
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Alopecia (Latin alopecia, Greek alopekia; synonyms: baldness, atrichosis, atrichia, pelada, baldness) - temporary or persistent, partial or complete loss (absence) of hair
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Allergy (allergia; Greek allos - other, other + Greek ergon - action) - a state of altered reactivity of the body in the form of an increase in its sensitivity to repeated exposure to any substances or to components of its own tissues
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Allergic reaction is the general name for the clinical manifestations of the body's hypersensitivity to an allergen
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Allergen - a substance of a haptenic or antigenic nature that can sensitize the body and cause allergies
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Alleles (Greek allelon - mutually, each other; synonyms: allelic genes, allelomorphs) - forms of the state of the same gene, which occupy identical loci of homologous chromosomes and cause phenotypic differences in individuals
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Actinomycosis [actinomycosis; actino (mycetes) + Greek. myketos, mykes - mushroom + -oz Greek. word images. suffix -ōsis - non-inflammatory diseases; synonym: radiation fungal disease] - a chronic infectious disease of humans and animals caused by actinomycetes
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Acropigmentation (acropigmentatio; Greek akros - the most distant, extreme, high + Latin pigmentum - paint; synonym: acromelanosis) - hyperpigmentation of the skin of the distal (located further from the center of the body) parts of the extremities
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Acrodermatitis (acrodermatitis; Greek akros - the most distant, extreme, high + derma (dermatos) - skin + Latin it (word-form suffix) - inflammatory process) - the general name of a group of dermatoses with an exclusive or predominant lesion of the distal extremities
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Eye accommodation (accomodatio oculi; lat. accomodatio - adaptation, adaptation) is a physiological process characterized by changes in the refractive power of the eye during visual perception of objects located at different distances from it
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Azotemia (azotaeimia; Greek a- - negative part + zoe - life + Greek haima - blood; synonym: hyperazotemia) - excess content of nitrogen-containing protein metabolism products in the blood
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Nitrogen (Nitrogenium; N; Greek a - negative part + zoe - life) is a chemical element of group V of the periodic system of D. I. Mendeleev with an atomic mass (weight) of 14.007; atomic number - 7. In living organisms, nitrogen is part of proteins and their derivatives. In molecular form (N2), it is a gas that makes up 78% of the volume of the earth's atmosphere
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Adrenergic receptors (lat.adrenalis - adrenal; lat.ad- - at + ren - kidney + receptor - receiving; synonym: adrenergic receptors, adrenoreactive structures, adrenoreactive systems) - biochemical structures of cells that interact with adrenergic mediators (dopamine, adrenaline, noradrenaline ) and convert the energy of this interaction into the energy of a specific effect (muscle contraction, nerve impulse)
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Adenocytes (adenocyti; Greek adenos, aden - gland + hist.cytus - cell) - glandular cells located in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
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Adaptation (lat.adaptatio - adaptation) - the process of adaptation of an organism, population or other biological system to changing conditions of existence (functioning)
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Automatism (Greek automates spontaneous, self-acting) - the ability of individual cells, tissues or organs to rhythmic activity in the absence of obvious connections with external stimuli
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Nonconformism is disagreement or active rejection of everything generally accepted, for example, established order, values, traditions or laws
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Character formation begins in early childhood. This process is influenced not only by life experience, but also by your own worldview and belief
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Comprehension of the emotional state of another person, the ability to imagine oneself in his place, to understand his feelings, desires, ideas and actions is called empathy
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Crises in family relationships are quite common. If everything is not going smoothly in your family life, you first need to decide for yourself, do you really want to save your marriage?
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Rhinoplasty is a surgery performed to correct defects in the nose
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Lip plastics - injection or surgery to correct the shape of the lips
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Liposuction is a cosmetic plastic surgery aimed at removing fat deposits by surgery
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Intimate plastic is a type of plastic surgery, the purpose of which is to correct defects and eliminate physical defects of the genitals
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Vitamin B5 is a water-soluble vitamin (aka calcium pantothenate or pantothenic acid). Takes part in the metabolism of amino acids, fats and carbohydrates
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Vitamin B - a group of 11 vitamins that are involved in all cellular processes in the human body
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Vitamin B9 or folic acid is essential for the full development of the body, circulatory and immune systems. Its deficiency is undesirable for pregnant women
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Secondhand smoke is inhalation of air containing tobacco smoke by a non-smoker
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The danger of ticks is that these blood-sucking insects are carriers of many infections, both bacterial and viral, among which the most dangerous are hemorrhagic fevers, encephalitis and borreliosis
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Nasvay is a type of smokeless tobacco product traditional for Central and Central Asia
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Smoking pills - medicines used to get rid of nicotine addiction