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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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ABSCESS

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Pus underneath the skin

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ANTIPYRETIC

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Medication used to reduce fevers

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ACUTE

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New, opposite of chronic

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AFEBRILE

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Without a fever (

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ANTERIOR

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Front of the body

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APPENDICITIS

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Infection of the appendix

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AUSCULATION

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Listening to sounds arising within organs

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BENIGN

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Normal, not danger to health

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BRADYCARDIA

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Slow heart rate (

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BRONCHITIS

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Infection of 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 inject or withdraw fluids OR to keep a passage open.

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CHRONIC

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Long-lasting, 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 of 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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To spread out

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DISTAL

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Away from 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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A 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/ERYTHEMATOUS

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Redness

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EXUDATES

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Pus-pockets on the tonsils

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FEBRILE

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Having a fever (>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 the urine

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HEMOPTYSIS

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Coughing up gross 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 procedures

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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 head

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ISCHEMIA

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Lack of blood supply

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-ITIS (suffix)

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Inflammation, infection

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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

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LETHARGIC

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Septic, very sick, about to die

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MEDIAL

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Towards the 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 the eardrum)

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MELENA

A

Black tarry stool

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MYALGIA

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Muscular pain, muscle aches

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PALLOR

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Pale skin

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PALPATION

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Examine by touch

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PALPITATION

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To beat rapidly, irregularly or forcibly (usually relating to the heart)

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PERITONEAL SIGNS

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Guarding/Rebound/Rigidity: PE findings indicating a rupture in the abdomen

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PHARYNGITIS

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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 the body

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PRONE

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Body lying/facing flat down

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PROXIMAL

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Near to the trunk of the body

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PULMONARY

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Relating to the lungs

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PURULENCE/PURULENT

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Pus/pus-like

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RALES

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Crackles; wet crackling 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/ examination with a scope (e.g. 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 of the nasal sinuses

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SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION

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Physical blockage of the small intestines

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STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS

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Strep throat

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SUPERIOR

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Higher on the body, nearer to the head

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SUPINE

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Body 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 (>100 bpm)

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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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ULCERATIONS

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Blisters or open-sores

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VERTIGO

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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

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