| A | B |
|---|
| abcess | localized collection of pus |
| purulent | containing, consisting of or forming pus |
| alopecia | baldness |
| syncope | fainting; caused by breif hypoxia |
| pruritis | itching |
| urticaria | hives |
| palliative | reduction of symptoms; not a cure |
| hospice | institution that provides care for dying person |
| palpation | examination with the hands |
| percussion | diagnostic technique of tapping |
| auscultation | listening to body sounds with a stethoscope |
| borborygmus | rumbling noise of gas moving in the intestine |
| bruxism | grinding of teeth |
| congenital | condition present at birth |
| neoplasm | any abnormal new growth of tissue |
| exacerbation | increase in the severity of disease or symptoms |
| remission | lessening of severity of a disease |
| prophylactic | preventing disease |
| emesis | vomiting |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| nocturia | excessive urination in night |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| orthopnea | breathing in a upright position |
| eupnea | normal or easy breathing |
| febrile | related to fever; feverish |
| afebrile | without fever |
| otitis media | infection of the middle ear |
| pyorrhea | discharge of pus |
| benign | not malignant or life threatening |
| malignant | spreading and life threatening |
| caudal | towards the feet |
| homeostasis | state of equilibrium |
| histology | study of tissues |
| pathology | study of diseases |
| oncology | study of neoplasms |
| metastasis | the spread of disease |
| sarcoma | connective tissue neoplasm, usually malignant |
| edema | excess fluid in body tissues |
| meniscus | curved fibrous cartilage found in some joints |
| articulate | to join or come together so that movement is allowed |
| fontanelle | soft spot on a baby's head |
| foramen | an opening through a bone |
| meatus | external opening of a canal |
| process | an outgrowth or projection on a bone |
