A movement of a limb away from midline or the center of the body
Abduction
Loss of the sense of taste.
Aguesia
Difficult or imperfect speech
Dysarthria
Results from hypersecretion of GH
Giantism or Gigantism
An inherited deficiency of clotting in which bleeding may occur spontaneously or after only minor trauma.
Hemophilia
A movement of a limb toward midline or the center of the body
Adduction
Total lack of the sense of smell.
Anosmia
Excessive or profuse sweating due to intense stimulation of sweat glands
Hyperhidrosis
Presence of excessive bodily and facial hair
Hirsutism
Toxins or disease-causing bacteria in the blood. Also called “blood poisoning".
Septicemia
A straightening or backward movement of the spine or limbs
Extension
Constriction of the pupil.
Miosis
A congenital condition that involves the development of a small brain and skull and frequently results in mental retardation.
Microcephaly
Surgery performed on the thyroid gland
Thyrotomy
A thin, weakened section of the wall of an artery or a vein that bulges outward, forming a balloonlike sac.
Aneurysm
An increased convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine (hunchback)
Kyphosis
Farsighted
Hyperopia
Memory loss for events that occurred before the trauma or disease
Retrograde amnesia
Raises blood glucose by increasing the rates of glycogen breakdown and glucose synthesis in the liver
Glucagon
Inflammation of an artery, probably due to an autoimmune response.
Arteritis
A measure of the amount of movement/motion available at any given joint of the body
Range of Motion
Total deafness
Anacusis
Inflammation of the spinal cord
Myelitis
Excessive thirst that is usually indicative of diabetes
Polydipsia
Inflammation of a vein involving clot formation.
Thrombophlebitis