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| ADDISON’S DISEASE |
| A gross deficiency in cortisol secretion |
| ADENOIDS |
| Lymphatic tissue situated near the naso-pharynx |
| ADRENAL GLANDS |
| Two glands situated near the kidneys. They secrete hormone orientated substances |
| ADRENALECTOMY |
| Removal of an adrenal gland |
| ALVEOLI |
| Air sacks in the lung tissue |
| AMENORRHOEA |
| Absence of periods |
| ANAEMIA |
| A deficiency of red blood cells/haemoglobin in the blood |
| ANGINA |
| A tight pain in the chest due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle |
| ANGIOGRAPHY |
| Radiological examination of the heart and large blood vessels |
| ANTRAL WASHOUT |
| A procedure used to wash out infected debris in the sinuses |
| ANTROSTOMY |
| A small incision into the antral space for chronic infection |
| AORTA |
| Large artery coming from the heart |
| APPENDAGES |
| Hair and nails |
| ARTERIAL |
| Pertaining to an artery |
| ARTHRODESIS |
| Fixation of a joint |
| ARTHROPLASTY |
| Reconstruction of a joint |
| ARTHROSCOPY |
| The viewing of a joint (usually the knee) with a fibre optic instrument |
| ASTHMA |
| A common condition affecting the bronchioles resulting in wheezing |
| ASTROCYTOMA |
| A malignant tumour of the brain |
| ATRIA OR ATRIUM |
| Upper chambers of the heart |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION |
| Irregular pulse arising from the atria |
| AUDIOMETERY |
| A means of measuring hearing |
| AURISCOPE |
| An instrument for looking into the ears |
| AUTONOMIC & PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| Voluntary and involuntary network of nerves |
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