Medical Glossary
An alphabetical listing of medical terms and items.
| afferent lymphatic vessels - Vessels that carry lymph into the lymph nodes where it is filtered. |
| allopathic medicine - The traditional forms of medical practice. |
| ambulatory - Able to walk. Compare with non-ambulatory. |
| anastomosis - A surgical connection between tubular structures performed after a diseased section has been removed or to create a new connection. |
| angiodysplasia - Abnormal growth of the lymph and blood vessels including aplasia, hyperplasia, and hypoplasia. |
| angion - A segment of lymphatic vessel between two valves; also known as a lymphangion. |
| angulus venosus - The junction of internal jugular and subclavian veins. The left and right lymphatic ducts empty into the subclavian veins near this junction. |
| arterioles - The smallest arteries of the circulatory system. |
| axillary - Pertaining to the arm pit area. |
| axillary nodes - The lymph nodes located under the arms. |
| axillary web syndrome - A complication following a mastectomy in which the patient develops within the affected armpit a visible web of skin overlying a cord of tissue that is made tight and painful by certain shoulder motions. |
