Basic Med Terms

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Abrasion

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Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

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Abscess

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Collection of pus underneath the skin

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Antipyretic

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Medication used to reduce a fever

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Acute

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New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic

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Afebrile

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Without a fever (temp <100.4)

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Anterior

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Located towards the front of the body

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Appendicitis

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Dangerous infection of the appendix

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Auscultation

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Listening to sounds arising within organs (lungs)

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Benign

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Normal, of no danger to health

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate (HR: <60bpm)

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Bronchitis

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Infection or the bronchi (upper airway)

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Bronchiolitis

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Infection of the bronchioles (smaller air tubes in the lungs)

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Catheter

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Tube inserted into vessels or body cavities to permit injection or withdraw of fluids or to keep a passage open

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Chronic

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Long standing, constant. Opposite of acute.

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Cellulitis

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Infection of skin cells

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Conjunctivitis

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Infection of the outer layer of the eye

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Dialysis

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Process for removing waste from the blood for people with renal failure

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Diffuse

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Spread out (not localized)

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Distal

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Farther from the trunk of the body

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Ecchymosis

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Bruise

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-ectomy (suffix)

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Surgical removal (e.g. tonsillectomy)

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Edema

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Swelling

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Epilepsy

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Seizure disorder

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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed

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Erythema/Erythemato

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Redness/red

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Exudates

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Pues-pockets on the tonsils

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Febrile

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State of having a fever ( Temp >100.4)

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Grossly

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Obviously ; a lot; wholly

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Hematemesis

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Gross amounts of blood in the vomit

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Hematuria

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Blood in urine

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing lots amounts of blood

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Hemorrhage

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Excessive or profuse bleeding

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlarged liver

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Hernia

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Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it

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Hyperlipidemia

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High cholesterol

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Hypoxia

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Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

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ICD-10

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A system to classify and code diagnosis symptoms and procedure

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Infarct

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Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply

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Inferior

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Lower on the body, farther from the bead

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Ischemia

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Lack of blood supply

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-itis (suffix)

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Inflammation (e.g, appendicitis)

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Laceration

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Splitting of the skin due to trauma ( cut due to something sharp)

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Lateral

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Farther from the midline ( line traced from nose to belly button)

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Lethargic

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Septic, very sick

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Medial

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Nearer to midline

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Meningitis

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Dangerous infection of the outer lining of the brain

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Otitis externa

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Infection of the outer ear (ear canal)

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Otitis media

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Infection of inner ear (behind eardrum)

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Melena

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Black Tarry stool

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Myalgia

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Muscular pain “muscle pains”

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Pallor

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Pale skin

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Palpitation

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To beat rapid, irregularly, or forcibly. (relating to the heart )

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Palpation

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Using touch to examine

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Peritoneal signs

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``` Guarding/rebound/rigidity: PE findings indications a rupture in the abdomen Abdomen pain (peritoneum) ```

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Pharyngitis (feringitis)

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Throat infection.

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Pneumonia

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Bacterial infection of the lungs

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Posterior/dorsal

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Rear or backside of body

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Prone

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Body position flying flat, face down

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Proximal

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Nearer to the trunk of body

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Pulmonary

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Relating to the lungs

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Purulence/purulent

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Pues/pus-like

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Rales

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Crackles; wet cracklings noise in lungs

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Rhinorrhea

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Clear nasal discharge, “runny nose”

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Rhonchi

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Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs

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-scopy (suffix)

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Viewing with a scope (colonoscopy)

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Sepsis

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Dangerous infection of the blood

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Sinusitis

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Infection/infection of the nasal sinuses

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Small bowel obstruction

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Physical blockage of the small intestine

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Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep-tuhtocal ferengitis)

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Strep throat

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Superior

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Higher on the body, nearer the head

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Supine

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Body position lying face up

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Syncope

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“Passing out” loss of consciousness or fainting

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate (HR>100bpm)

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Trismus

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Inability to open the jaw due to pain

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Tachypnea

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Increased breathing rate

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Ulceration

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Blisters or open sores

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Vertigo

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Room spinning dizziness (not light headed)

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Wheezing

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High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease