Basic Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Scrape of the skin due to something
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Abrasion
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New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
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Acute
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To walk from place to place
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Ambulate
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Located towards the front of the body
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Anterior
5
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Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
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Artery
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Normal, of no danger to health
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Benign
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Slow heart rate (HR less than 60 bpm)
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Bradycardia
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Enlarged heart
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Cardiomegaly
9
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Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
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Cholecystitis
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Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
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Chronic
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Lung Dz commonly seen in smokers
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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
12
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The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
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Coronary artery
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a.k.a. “Stroke”. Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
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Sweating
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Diaphoresis
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Farther from the trunk of the body
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Distal
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A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
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Problems with breathing
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Dyspnea
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Painful urination
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Dysuria
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A bruise
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Ecchymosis
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Swelling
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Edema
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Vomiting
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Emesis
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Nose bleed
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Epistaxis
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Redness/Red
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Erythema/Erythematous
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Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
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Febrile
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Obviously/ a lot; wholly
Grossly
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Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematemesis
27
Very large amounts of blood in the urine
Hematuria
28
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
Hemoptysis [hi mop tuh sus]
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Excessive or profuse bleeding
Hemorrhage
30
Enlarged liver
Hepatomegaly
31
High blood pressure
Hypertension
32
Low blood pressure
Hypotension
33
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Hypoxia
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Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Infarct
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Lower on the body, farther from the head
Inferior
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Lack of blood supply
Ischemia
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Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
Laceration
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Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)
Lateral
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Nearer to the midline
Medial
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Black tarry stool
Melena
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Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
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Muscular pain, "muscle aches"
Myalgia
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Oriented to person, place, and time
Oriented x3
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Pale skin
Pallor
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Rear or backside of the body (2)
Posterior/Dorsal
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Nearer to the trunk of the body
Proximal
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Itchy
Pruritic
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Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
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Pus-like
Purulent
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Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs
Rales
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Clear nasal discharge, "runny nose"
Rhinorrhea
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Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs
Rhonchi
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Dangerous infection of the blood
Sepsis
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real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia
STEMI (ST elevation MI)
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Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Superior
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Body position lying face up
Supine
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"Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting
Syncope
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Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm)
Tachycardia
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Increased breathing rate
Tachypnea
60
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
Transient Ischemia Attack (TIA)
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Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Vein
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Condition of dizziness, "room spinning"
Vertigo
63
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
Wheezing
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Abrasion
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
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Acute
New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
66
Benign
Normal, of no danger to health
67
Bradycardia
Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm)
68
Cardiomegaly
Enlarged heart
69
Chronic
Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
70
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
71
Diaphoresis
Sweating
72
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
73
Dyspnea
Problems with breathing
74
Dysuria
Painful urination
75
Ecchymosis
A bruise
76
Edema
Swelling
77
Emesis
Vomiting
78
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
79
Erythema
Redness
80
Grossly
Obviously; a lot; wholly
81
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
82
Hypoxia
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
83
Infarct
Area of dead tissue after lack of blood supply
84
Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
85
Laceration
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
86
Melena
Black tarry stool
87
Myocardial Infarction
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
88
Myalgia
Muscular pain, "muscle aches"
89
Pruritic
Itchy
90
Pulmonary Embolism
Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
91
Purulent
Pus-like
92
Rhinorrhea
Clear nasal discharge, "runny nose"
93
Sepsis
Dangerous infection of the blood
94
STEMI
ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia
95
Syncope
"Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting
96
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm)
97
Transcient Ischemic Attack
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
98
Vertigo
Condition of dizziness, "room spinning"
99
Ambulate
To walk from place to place
100
Anterior
Located towards the front of the body
101
Artery
Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
102
Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
103
COPD
lung Dz commonly seen in smokers
104
Coronary artery
The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
105
Distal
Farther form the trunk of the body
106
Febrile
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
107
Hematemesis
Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
108
Hematuria
Very large amounts of blood in the urine
109
Hemoptysis
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
110
Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
111
Hypertension
High blood pressure
112
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
113
Inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
114
Lateral
Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)
115
Medial
Nearer to the midline
116
Oriented x3
Oriented to person, place, and time
117
Pallor
Pale skin
118
Posterior
Rear or backside of the body
119
Dorsal
Rear or backside of the body
120
Proximal
Nearer to the trunk
121
Rales
Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs
122
Rhonchi
Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs
123
Superior
Higher on the body, nearer to the head
124
Supine
Body position lying face up
125
Tachypnea
Increased breathing rate
126
Vein
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
127
Wheezing
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
