Big TOS Medical word of the Day-Etilogical

Etilogical =

1.

a. The study of causes or origins.

b. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.

2.

a. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.

b. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.

Big TOS Medical Word of the Day- Costoclavicular

Definition of COSTOCLAVICULAR

: of or relating to a ligament connecting the costal cartilage of the first rib with the clavicle

Big TOS Medical Word - Bilateral

bilateral (baɪˈlætərəl)

adj

1. having or involving two sides

2. affecting or undertaken by two parties; mutual: a bilateral treaty.

3. denoting or relating to bilateral symmetry

4. having identical sides or parts on each side of an axis; symmetrical

Big TOS Medical Word of the Day - Hyperalgesia

Hyperalgesia = increased sensitivity to pain or enhanced intensity of pain sensation

http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hyperalgesia

This happened to all three of us, the back of our arms have spots that are numbish, sensitive, hard to explain but we all have it. Maybe nerves were stretched and didn't fully recover postop? It's not a problem for us unless a dog or a kid or unknowing person taps or touches just the wrong spot on the back of the arm....eeek.

Big TOS Medical Word of the Day - Subclavian

Subclavian = (my definition) vein/artery that runs under clavicle.

 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subclavian

Big Medical Word Of The Day - Supernumerary

I don't know about you, but I know I just hate it when I'm at a doctor appointment and the doctor finally walks in and starts talking with medical words that make my brain cramp.
Sometimes I wonder if they throw out their medical terminology to purposely intimidate, at least it sort of feels that way.
I will never in my life forget the first meeting with one doctor in particular. I was shaking in my boots within three minutes with all the medical language I didn't understand.
Since then, I've been on a quest to learn the meaning of big medical words, to take the power of fear away from any doctor who would throw them out like darts.

It occurred to me that I should blog a series on Big Medical TOS Words, to help all of you not feel so intimidated when your doctors use these words.
So here you have it, the first in a new series...
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The word for today is Supernumerary.
I especially like this one because it's such a big, scary word, but it's meaning is so simple.
It literally means 'extra', or 'more',  "exceeding the usual number". (linked to Miriam-Webster dictionary definition).
Yes, that's it...'supernumerary ribs' are simply...extra ribs.

See, doesn't sound as bad when you understand it.

**Stay tuned for more, Big Medical TOS Words!