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Medical Terms
Defined
Medical Term | Definition | New Field |
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Wheal | hive; welt | |
White Blood Cell Differential | blood test to find out the types and numbers of mature and immature forms of white blood cells that are in the blood | |
White Blood Cells (WBCs) | cells that fight infection; a decrease can lead to an increased risk of infection | |
White Cell Count | number of white blood cells in the blood | |
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) | bacterial infection, usually seen in young children, in which there is a serious, loud, dry cough | |
Withdraw, Discontinue | stop taking part | |
Womb | Uterus | |
Xanthochromic | having a yellow color | |
Xanthoderma | yellow color to the skin | |
Xanthosis | yellow color | |
Xeroderma | dry skin | |
Xeroma | abnormally dry membranes of the eye | |
Xerophthalmia | abnormal dryness of membranes of the eye due to vitamin A deficiency; symptoms may begin in the form of night blindness,
and they become progressively worse | |
Xerostomia | dryness of the mouth due to dysfunction of the salivary gland | |
Xiphoid Process | lower part of the breast bone | |
X-Ray | an image of a site produced on photographic film by X-rays passing through the site | |
Zygote | the cell made by joining of the female egg and male sperm at the beginning of pregnancy | |
Vaginoperineorrhgaphy | surgery to fix tears in the vagina and vaginal areas | |
Vaginoplasty | surgery to fix the vagina | |
Vagotomy | surgery to cut the vagus nerve or nerves, usually done to slow down the making of stomach acid | |
Vagotonis | increased activity of the vagus nerve causing slow heart rate or low blood pressure | |
Valvuloplasty | plastic repair of a valve, esp. of the heart | |
Varices | enlarged veins | |
Varicose Veins | twisted and bulging veins that are larger than normal | |
Vas Deferns | tube that carries sperm out of the testicle | |
Vasectomy | surgery to cut out part or all of the ductus deferens-done to make a man not able produce children | |
Vasoconstrictor | drug used to make blood vessels tighten up and become narrower | |
Vasodilator | drug used to make blood vessels open up and become bigger | |
Vasospasm | narrowing of the blood vessels in the brain | |
Vasovasostomy | surgery to undo a vasectomy by connecting up the ductus deferens again-done to make a man able to produce children again |
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