Glossary Terms Used by Your Medical Care Center
If you’re not a medical physician, clinical terms are often difficult to understand. We are providing you a glossary of valuable definitions that relate to our wellness and specialty services.
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Impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and a feeling of complete helplessness. For more information visit www.alz.org
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Surgical removal of a limb or body part, performed to remove diseased tissue or relieve pain
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Relating to the aorta, the major vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. Sometimes this term is used to denote the aortic valve, which prevents back-flow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle.
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A vessel that typically carries oxygenated blood away from the heart. In mammals, the exception is the pulmonary artery, which carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
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Inflammation of one or more joints, which results in pain, swelling, stiffness, and limited movement
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The chamber of the heart that collects blood returning from the rest of the body. In all vertebrates but fish, there are two atria, left and right. The right atrium collects deoxygenated blood from the body and passes it to the right ventricle. The left atrium collects oxygenated blood from the lungs and passes it to the left ventricle.
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