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MEDICAL TERMS
• ADENOIDS: Inflammation of the small gland-like appendages at the back of the
nose.
• ADENOMA: Benign tumour of a gland (Moderm).
• ADHERENT: Often post- operative condition whereby scar tissue becomes stuck to
the bone in the joint.
• AGUE & SEQUELA: Intermittent fever, in which there are alternating periods of chills
and fever.
• ALBUMINURIA: A disease of the kidneys marked by appearance of albumin in the
urine.
• ALKAPTONURIA: A rare genetic metabolic disorder (Moderm).
• ALOPECIA: Absence of hair, baldness.
• AMAUROSIS: Blindness caused by loss of nerve power .
• AMBLYOPIA: Indistinct vision Lazy eye (Moderm).
• AMENTIA: Absence of intellect.
• AMYLOID : Degeneration of tissues, often of the liver.
• AMYLOID LIVER: Degeneration of the liver.
• AMYOTONIA: Lack of muscle tone (Moderm).
• ANAEMIA: Deficiency of red blood cells.
• ANASARCA: Accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues, leading to swelling (19thC).
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