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Basic Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Abrasion

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scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

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Acute

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

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Ambulate

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to walk from place to place

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Anterior

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located towards the front of the body

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Artery

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blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

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Auscultate

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listening with a stethoscope

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Benign

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normal, of no danger to health

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Bony Tenderness

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pain elicited by pressing on a bone, rather than soft tissue

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Bradycardia

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slow heart-rate (less than 60 bpm)

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Cardiomegaly

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enlarged heart

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Cholecystitis

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inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)

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Chronic

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long-standing, constant. opposite of acute

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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung disease commonly seen in smokers

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Coronary Artery

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the artery that supplies heart tissue with blood

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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

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aka stroke, lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage

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Diaphoresis

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sweating

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Diffuse

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Everywhere, opposite of local

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Distal

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farther from the trunk of the body

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

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a blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity

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Dyspnea

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problems with breathing

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Dysuria

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painful urination

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Ecchymosis

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a bruise

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Edema

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swelling

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Epistaxis

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nose bleed

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Erythema/Erythematous
redness/red
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Emesis
vomiting
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Febrile
elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
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Focal
localized to one specific area, opposite of diffuse
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Grossly
obviously, a lot, wholly
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Hematemesis
very large amounts of blood in the vomit
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Hematuria
very large amounts of blood in the urine
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Hemoptysis
coughing up very large amounts of blood
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Hemorrhage
excessive or profuse bleeding
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Hepatomegaly
enlarged liver
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Hypertension
high blood pressure (140/90 and up)
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Hypotension
low blood pressure (90/60 and below)
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Hypoxia
low O2 saturation in the blood, not enough O2 in the blood.
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Incontinence
Accidentally passing urine (urinary incontinence) or stool (bowel incontinence)
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Infaret
area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
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Inferior
lower on the body, farther from the head
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Ischemia
lack of blood supply
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Laceration
splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
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Lateral
farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)
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Medial
nearer to the midline
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Melena
black, tarry stool
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)
death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
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Myalgia
muscle pain, "muscle aches"
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Oriented x3
oriented to person, place, and time
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Pallor
pale skin
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Palpate
using a hand to press on an area, e.g. palpating the abdomen
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Palpitations
feeling a heart-racing, pounding, or fluttering sensation in the chest
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Point Tenderness
when pressing on an area with 1 finger generates pain
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Posterior/Dorsal
rear or backside of the body
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Proximal
nearer to the trunk of the body
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Pruretic
Itchy
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Prurulent
pus-like
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Rales
crackles; wet crackling noise in the lungs
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Rhinorrhea
clear nasal discharge, "runny nose"
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Rhonchi
rattling noise of mucous in the lungs
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Sepsis
dangerous infection of the blood
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Soft Tissue Tenderness
tenderness of a soft tissue; muscle, skin, fat. opposite of bony tenderness
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STEMI
ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia
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Superior
higher on the body, nearer the head
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Supine
body position lying face up
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Syncope
"passing out" loss of consciousness or fainting
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Tachycardia
fast heart rate (greater than 100 bpm)
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Tachypnea
increased breathing rate
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Tenderness
physician's assessment if an area is painful (tender) or not (non-tender)
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
minor stroke, where neurological function is regained quickly with time
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Vein
blood vessel carrying blood TOWARD the heart
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Vertigo
condition of dizziness, "room spinning"
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Wheezing
high pitches sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
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Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

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