Medical Terminology: Encephalitis

Encephalitis is an Inflammation of the brain, usually caused by infection with a virus. (source)

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Medical Terminology: Papilledema

Papilledema is the swelling of the head of the optic nerve, a sign of increased intracranial pressure. The optic nerve head, also called the optic disk or papilla, is the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. (Source)

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Medical Terminology: Corticosteroids

Corticosteroids are group of natural and synthetic analogues of the hormones secreted by the hypothalamic-anterior pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, more commonly referred to as the pituitary gland. These include glucocorticoids, which are anti-inflammatory agents with a large number of other functions; mineralocorticoids, which control salt and water balance primarily through action on the kidneys; and corticotropins, which control secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland. (Source)

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Medical Terminology: Anticoagulant

Anticoagulant is an agent that is used to prevent the formation of blood clots. (source)

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Medical Terminology: Anthelmintic

Anthelmintic pertains to a substance capable of destroying or eliminating parasitic worms, esp. human intestinal helminths. (source)

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Medical Terminology: Hyperlipidemia

An excess of lipids in the blood. Also called hyperlipemia, lipemia, lipidemia. (source)

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Medical Terminology: Seborrheic Dermatitis

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by scaly lesions usually on the scalp, hairline, and face. (source)

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Medical Terminology: Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis is a disorder that results in too much iron being absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. (source)

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