Medical terminology

Dysdiadochokinesia (DDK) is the medical term for an impaired ability to perform rapid, alternating movements (i.e., diadochokinesia). Complete inability is called adiadochokinesia. The term is from Greek δυς dys "bad", διάδοχος diadochos "working in turn", κίνησις kinesis "movement". The term was first described by neurologist Joseph Francois Félix Babinski in 1902. Impaired pronation/supination of the upper extremities, hand/finger tapping, and heel-to-shin test are some clinical ways to test for dysdiadochokinesia. Causes can either be from cerebellar or extrapyramidal origin. Management inc

An electuary is a medicine consisting of a powder or other ingredient mixed with something sweet such as honey to make it more palatable.

use of several medications together to treat a single disease

radiologic sign

computer-based electronic generation, transmission, and filling of medical prescriptions

diminution or abatement of a disease over time, without formal treatment

an infection that is nearly or completely asymptomatic that may enable a pathogen to escape clinical attention or inclusion in health statistics

medical history of a family

clinical management approach, with immediate therapy not provided, but instead observation during which tests monitors the patient

In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a structure or system that had been previously working with the help of compensation. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated", it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for these deficiencies. It is a general term commonly used in medicine to describe a variety of situations.

Acholia is pale feces, due to lack of bile which results in the normal brown colour. It is a sign of reduced conjugated bilirubin into the bowel, as a result of a problem in the liver itself or in the biliary tree.

fatal complication of epilepsy

blockage of a blood vessel

A subluxation is an incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint or organ. According to the World Health Organization, a subluxation is a "significant structural displacement" and is therefore visible on static imaging studies, such as X-rays. Unlike real subluxations, the pseudoscientific concept of a chiropractic "vertebral subluxation" may or may not be visible on x-rays.

rare disease

heart attack symptoms in women

thumb|alt=Four humours diagram|Four humours diagram In medicine, both ancient and modern, a dyscrasia is any of various disorders. The word has ancient Greek roots meaning "bad mixture". The concept of dyscrasia was developed by the Greek physician Galen (129–216 AD), who elaborated a model of health and disease as a structure of elements, qualities, humors, organs, and temperaments (based on earlier humorism). Health was understood in this perspective to be a condition of harmony or balance among these basic components, called eucrasia. Disease was interpreted as the disproportion of bodily f

In medicine, clinophilia is a sleep disorder described as the tendency of a patient to remain in bed in a reclined position without sleeping for prolonged periods of time.

pressure measured by wedging a pulmonary catheter with an inflated balloon into a small pulmonary arterial branch

Simultanagnosia (or simultagnosia) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by the inability of an individual to visually perceive more than a single object at a time. This type of visual attention problem is one of three major components (the others being optic ataxia and optic apraxia) of Bálint's syndrome, an uncommon and incompletely understood variety of severe neuropsychological impairments involving space representation (visuospatial processing). The term "simultanagnosia" was first coined in 1924 by Wolpert to describe a condition where the affected individual could see individual

services for the elderly or those with chronic illness or disability

Chemoprevention or chemoprophylaxis refers to the administration of a medication for the purpose of preventing disease or infection. Antibiotics, for example, may be administered to patients with disorders of immune system function to prevent bacterial infections (particularly opportunistic infection). Antibiotics may also be administered to healthy individuals to limit the spread of an epidemic, or to patients who have repeated infections (such as urinary tract infections) to prevent recurrence. It may also refer to the administration of heparin to prevent deep venous thrombosis in hospitaliz

surgical procedure that is planned in advance

medical term

a primary prevention technique in harm-reduction drug policies, advocating that a person must adhere to a list of principles and use controlled and other drugs responsibly

notion in healthcare

In medicine, an exacerbation is the worsening of a disease or an increase in its symptoms. Examples includes an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure.

classification system for cervical neoplasia, named after the town in Maryland

medical condition

medical condition

act of blowing something (such as a gas, powder, or vapor) into a body cavity

medical condition

human disease

length of time that a patient lives with a disease when the disease does not get worse

Extravasation is the leakage of a fluid out of its contained space into the surrounding area, especially blood or blood cells from vessels. In the case of inflammation, it refers to the movement of white blood cells through the capillary wall, into the surrounding tissues. This is known as leukocyte extravasation, also called diapedesis. In the case of cancer metastasis, it refers to cancer cells exiting the capillaries and entering other tissues, where secondary tumors may form. The term is commonly used in a medical context.

diagnosis of a medical condition reached by a process of elimination

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Pyonephrosis () is a dangerous kidney infection that is characterized by pus accumulation in the renal collecting system. It is linked to renal collecting system blockage and suppurative renal parenchymal destruction, which result in complete or nearly complete kidney failure.

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to avoid patient overdiagnosis and overtreatment

medical treatment avoiding invasive measures

Pannus is an abnormal layer of fibrovascular tissue or granulation tissue. Common sites for pannus formation include over the cornea, over a joint surface (as seen in rheumatoid arthritis), or on a prosthetic heart valve. Pannus may grow in a tumor-like fashion, as in joints where it may erode articular cartilage and bone.

behaviour of substances

pressure and/or displacement of adjacent tissues that results from the growth of a mass

thumb|Normal histology of the breast during lactation. Mammoplasia is the normal or spontaneous enlargement of human breasts. Mammoplasia occurs normally during puberty and pregnancy in women, as well as during certain periods of the menstrual cycle. When it occurs in males, it is called gynecomastia and is considered to be pathological. When it occurs in females and is extremely excessive, it is called macromastia (also known as gigantomastia or breast hypertrophy) and is similarly considered to be pathological. Mammoplasia may be due to breast engorgement, which is temporary enlargement of t

series of medical consequences due to a single cause

principal reason for a person seeking professional assistance

in medicine

agonist of some receptor subtype that's produced in the living organism, tissue or cell

disease

in medicine, a patient's cognitive perception of their own body

Vasomotor refers to actions upon a blood vessel which alter its diameter. More specifically, it can refer to vasodilator action and vasoconstrictor action.

medical condition

in medicine, lack or shortage of supply or function

situation where the majority of cases of a disease come from a population at low risk

regarding blood flow to the brain

disease or physical ailment which is in the course of worsening, growth, or spread of the disease

Emergency codes typically announced over a hospital's public address system to prompt staff action and inform faculty of the event occuring

medical term for a patient found to be already clinically dead upon the arrival of professional medical assistance