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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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Everwhere, 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

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redness/red

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Emesis

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vomiting

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Febrile

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elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection

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Focal

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localized to one specific area, opposite of diffuse

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Grossly

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obviously, a lot, wholly

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Hematemesis

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very large amounts of blood in the vomit

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Hematuria

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very large amounts of blood in the urine

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Hemoptysis

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coughing up very large 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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Hypertension

A

high blood pressure (140/90 and up)

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Hypotension

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low blood pressure (90/60 and below)

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Hypoxia

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low O2 saturation in the blood, not enough O2 in the blood.

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Incontinence

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Accidentally passing urine (urinary incontinence) or stool (bowel incontinence)

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Infaret

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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 head

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Ischemia

A

lack of blood supply

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Laceration

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splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)

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Lateral

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farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)

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Medial

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nearer to the midline

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Melena

A

black, tarry stool

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Myocardial Infarction (MI)

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death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia

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Myalgia

A

muscle pain, “muscle aches”

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Oriented x3

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oriented to person, place, and time

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Pallor

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Palpate

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using a hand to press on an area, e.g. palpating the abdomen

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Palpitations

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feeling a heart-racing, pounding, or fluttering sensation in the chest

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Point Tenderness

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when pressing on an area with 1 finger generates pain

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Posterior/Dorsal

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rear or backside of the body

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Proximal

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nearer to the trunk of the body

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Pruretic

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Prurulent

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Rales

A

crackles; wet crackling noise in the lungs

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Rhinorrhea

A

clear nasal discharge, “runny nose”

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Rhonchi

A

rattling noise of mucous in the lungs

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Sepsis

A

dangerous infection of the blood

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Soft Tissue Tenderness

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tenderness of a soft tissue; muscle, skin, fat. opposite of bony tenderness

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STEMI

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ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia

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Superior

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higher on the body, nearer the head

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Supine

A

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

A

fast heart rate (greater than 100 bpm)

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Tachypnea

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increased breathing rate

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Tenderness

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physician’s assessment if an area is painful (tender) or not (non-tender)

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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

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minor stroke, where neurological function is regained quickly with time

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Vein

A

blood vessel carrying blood TOWARD the heart

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Vertigo

A

condition of dizziness, “room spinning”

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Wheezing

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high pitches sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease

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Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

A

blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

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