1-2 Doctor Words Flashcards
Angiography
Description of blood vessels and lymphatics
Petechiae
Small purplish hemorrhagic spots on skin
Contra-coup
In Tabers as contrecoup
Injury to part of brain opposite of site of primary injury
Anisocoria
Inequality in pupil size
Sphenopalantine ganglioneuralgia
Brain freeze
Valsalva
That thing you do when you want your ears to pop
Scintillating scotoma
Area of loss of vision, irregular luminous patch
Photopsia
Flashing lights
Paresthesia
Abnormal or unpleasant sensation
Miosis
Abnormal contraction of pupils
Ptosis
Drooping of eyelids
Rhinorrhea
Thin, watery discharge from nose
Paroxysmal
Comes and goes
Horner’s syndrome
SS: contraction of pupil, partial ptosis, enophthalmos, loss of sweating of one side of face
Tinnitus
Ringing in ear
Bruits
Sound of turbulent blood
Incidentaloma
Mass found without intentionally seeking it out
Claudication
Process of area receiving too little blood during exercise
Polymyalgia rheumatica
SS: malaise, fever, muscle/joint pain and stiffness (esp hip and shoulder)
Malocclusion
Misalignment of teeth
Strabismus
Malalignment of eyes
Patency
Open, unobstructed
Anosmia
Loss of smell
Ozoena
Unpleasant smell
Purulent
Thick, pussy
Hyposmia
Decreased sensitivity to odors
Verrucous
Wart-like
Indurated
Hard
Halitosis
Fetor oris. Bad breath
Vesicle
Small fluid or air filled sac
Bullae
Large, fluid or air filled sacs
Plaque
Raised patch of differentiated area of skin
Papillomatous
Relating to Benign epithelial tumor, such as wart
Leukoedema
White appearance of mucosa
Apthae
Canker sores
Neutropenia
Low count of wbcs
Stomatitis
Inflammation of mouth and lips
Friable
Easily crumbled, easily bleeding
Maculopapular
Small, red, raised bumps
Fibroma
Benign rumors comprised of fibrous CT
Urticaria
Itchy raised bumps
Torus
Swelling or bulging projection
Hemangioma
Build up of blood vessels
Periodontium
Tissues that surround teeth: gingiva, cementum
Cellulitis
Infection of skin, by bacteria
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Stridor
Narrowed airway, causing a gasping noise
Exophthalmos
Abnormal protrusion of eyeball(s)
Ankyloglossia
Short frenulum
Ageusia
Dysgeusia
Lack of taste
Abnormal taste
Supparative
Infections that can develop along with primary
Trismus
Limited ability to open mouth
Odynophagia
Pain on swallowing
Aphonia
Loss of voice
Hyperemic
Increase of blood flow to different tissues of body
Sicca
Dryness
Exophytic
Growing outward
Calculus
Tartar (dental)
Serology
Study of plasma, serum