Sunday, July 3, 2011

Some useful medical terms

1. Abdominal hysterectomy- Through an incision in the abdomen, medical practitioner removes all parts of uterus surgically in this method.
2. Abdominocyesis- This is also known as abdominal pregnancy where a fertilized ovum is implanted carefully and developed in the peritoneal cavity.
3. Ablation- This is the method for the removal of a body part, for example, a tissue by surgical tools like excision and amputation.
4. Acanthocytosis- This is a disorder of erythrocytes. Due to this disorder, some spiny projections appear on the blood cells.
5. Acentrous- This is a state of lacking vertebral centra. This occurs in some primitive fishes where the notochord persists throughout life.
6. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) - This disease is caused by the notorious virus HIV- human immunodeficiency virus. This deteriorates competency of the immune system. Due to this, a human being suffers from persistent lymphadenopathy, pneumocystis, carinii pneumonia, cytomegalovirus, candidiasis, isoporiasis, kaposi’s sarcoma and disseminated histoplasmosis.

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