Additional Basic Medical Terminology Flashcards
Ambulate
To walk from place to place
Anterior
Located towards the front of the body
Artery
Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in smokers
Coronary artery
The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
Distal
Farther from the trunk of the body
Febrile
Elevated body temp, fever, indicative of infection
Hematemesis
Large amounts of blood in vomit
Hematuria
Large amounts of blood in urine
Hemoptysis
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
Lateral
Farther from the midline (a line can be traced from nose to belly-button)
Medial
Nearer to the midline
Oriented x3
Oriented to person, place, and time
Pallor
Pale skin
Posterior/Dorsal
Rear or backside of the body
Proximal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
Rales
Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs
Rhonchi
Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs
Superior
Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Supine
Body position lying face up
Tachypnea
Increased breathing rate
Vein
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Wheezing
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
