Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Hard
Anhidrosis
Meaning: Absence of sweating over an area of skin.
In practice: Loss of sympathetic supply to the face produces dry skin on the affected side in Horner's syndrome.
Word parts
- -osis means an abnormal condition or process
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Which word means: Black, tarry, foul-smelling stools from digested blood.
Answer: Melaena
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Answer: Paraesthesia
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