Dictionary of Medical Terms

A sleep-like state induced by the suggestions of a hypnotist.

1. Having to do with hypnosis. 2. Causing sleep.

Abnormal anxiety about one’s health, often to the point of believing one is suffering from a serious disease.

Beneath the skin.

Low blood sugar.

Parathyroid hormone insufficiency due to lack of secretion of the parathyroid gland.

Deficient activity of the pituitary gland causing slowed growth in children, fatigue and decreased appetite in adults, and cessation of…

To treat with frequent, small injections of an antigen to decrease the symptoms of an allergy to that antigen. Also…

An abnormal opening of the urethra on the underside of the penis or into the vagina.

The portion of the brain responsible for temperature regulation and control of the pituitary gland.

Low body temperature.

A condition of low thyroid hormone production resulting in weight gain, hair loss, sluggishness and thickening of the skin.

An abnormal condition resulting from decreased availability of oxygen in the body tissues.

Surgical removal of all or part of the uterus.

1. Wild, uncontrolled excitement or other feelings. 2. A disorder in which anxiety is converted into physical symptoms that have…

Resulting from medical treatment.

An inherited skin disorder that produces dry, rough, scaly skin.

Twins formed from a single egg. They are of the same gender and have the same genetic makeup. Also called…

Without a known cause.

Inflammation of the lower part of the small intestine.

The lower part of the small intestine.