Medical Terms

Body system that pumps blood and transports it to the body cells, delivering nutrients and carrying away wastes.

A procedure that restores a normal heart rhythm in people with certain types of abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias).

The wrist consists of eight small bones, called carpal bones. The carpal tunnel is a small passageway on the palmar side that permits the passage of tendons and a nerve. Carpal tunnel syndrome is swelling in the carpal tunnel that compresses the nerve, causing symptoms in the hand such as pain, numbness, and weakness in the thumb, index, and middle fingers.

The short bones that form the wrists.

A tough, flexible tissue often found at the ends of bones.

The metabolic process of breaking down complex molecules into simpler ones.

Clouding of the normally transparent lens of the eye; it is the most common cause of blindness.

Directional term for near the posterior end of the body.

Autoimmune disorder in which ingestion of gluten damages the small intestine.

An immune response that involves T cells attacking infected or abnormal cells.