This abnormal spinal formation is characterized by a lateral curvature
What is scoliosis?
This practitioner is a specialist who measures hearing efficiency and treats hearing impairment.
What is an audiologist?
This term is used to describe a high level of sugar in the blood
What is hyperglycemia?
This term means literally "without protection" and is used to describe a life threatening allergic reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
This term is used to describe pain that occurs during urination.
What is dysuria?
This bone break results in an open wound or puncture through the skin.
What is a compound (open) fracture?
This is the medical term used to describe total deafness
This condition is characterized by the patient having an enlarged thyroid gland.
What is a goiter?
This term describes a substance that is produced to fight off antigens.
What is an antibody?
This term is used to describe destruction of renal (kidney) tissue.
What is nephrolysis?
This term describes the surgical repair of a bone
what is an osteoplasty?
This type of eye disorder describes visual changes due to age
What is presbyopia?
This term is used to describe that relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle.
What is diastole?
This collection of lymph tissue in the pharynx has a protective benefit from respiratory infections, but can require removal due to repeated inflammation in some people.
What are tonsils?
This disorder is the medical term used to describe kidney stones.
What is nephrolithiasis?
This term describes a loss of voluntary muscle movements due to injury or disease
What is paralysis?
This term is used to describe the body's tendency to create equilibrium or remain normal
This origin point of cardiac electricity is also called the "pacemaker of the heart"
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
This term is used to describe difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
This term is used to describe inflammation of the prostate.
What is prostatitis?
This term is used to describe a practitioner who works to increase independent function through therapy
What is an occupational therapist?
This substance is the fatty white envelope of cells that provides protection and insulation to neurons
What is myelin?
What is cardiac arrest?
While most would say "runny nose", this medical term describes nasal discharge.
What is rhinorrhea?
This fluid surrounds a fetus during gestation to provide protection and maintain a consistent temperature.
What is amniotic fluid?