Clubbing is the medical term for the changes in fingernails or toenails associated with chronic lack of oxygen.
"Clubbing" is the term that describes the change in nails associated with chronic lack of oxygen. It involves the nail bed becoming soft and the angle between the nail and the nail bed widening.
The Greek letter delta is the medical symbol for change. It's a little equilateral triangle.
ossification
Yes, leuko can change the meaning of a medical term. For instance, cytosis is an abnormal cell condition. Leukocytosis is an abnormal condition of white blood cells.
hypochromicHypochromic means pertaining to hypochromia, or insufficient color.
Lesion.
Worrisome symptoms associated with back pain that warrant immediate medical attention include loss of control of bowel or bladder, change in bowel and bladder habits, or profound or progressive weakness or sensory loss.
Two common minor editing changes made by medical transcriptionists that do not affect medical meaning are correcting grammar and punctuation errors, such as adding missing commas or fixing sentence fragments. Another change is standardizing abbreviations or medical terminology to align with institutional guidelines, ensuring consistency without altering the intended meaning of the text.
In medical terminology, a root word typically provides the core meaning of a term. While affixes (prefixes and suffixes) can modify the root word to specify various aspects, the root word itself remains fundamental to understanding the term's meaning.
abnormal softening of the brain is known as
Coagulate is the medical term meaning "to clot."
Dilation (orig. latin Dilatation), meaning 'widening' , 'extending' or change in volume. Example: Dilation of the ventricles of the heart, Vessel dilation, Dilation of the smooth muscles etc. Mydriatic is the medical term that pertains to dilating the pupils, such as the drops that you get at the eye doctor's office. Aneurysmal refers to dilation of an artery.