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Basic Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Abrasion

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Scrape

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Abscess

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Pus under skin

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Antipyretic

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fever reducer

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Acute

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New, rapid onset, concerning

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Afebrile

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Without a fever (Temperature of less than 100.4)

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Anterior

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front of the body

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Appendicitis

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appendix infection

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Auscultation

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sounds arising within organs

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Benign

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Normal, 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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bronchi infection (upper airway)

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Bronchiolitis

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bronchioles infection (smaller air-tubes in the lungs)

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Catheter

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

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Chronic

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Long-standing, constant.

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Cellulitis

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skin cell infection

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Conjunctivitis

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outer layer of the eye infection

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Dialysis

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removing waste from the blood (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 trunk of 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/Erythematous

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Redness/Red

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Exudates (tonsillar)

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Pus-pockets on the tonsils

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Febrile

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Having fever (+100.4)

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Grossly

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Obviously; a lot;

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Hematemesis

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blood in vomit

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Hematuria

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Blood in urine

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Hemoptysis

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blood coughing

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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 cavity wall that 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 diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures

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Infarct

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dead tissue b/c lack of blood supply

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Inferior

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Lower

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Ischemia

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Lack of blood supply

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-itis (suffix)

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Inflammation

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Laceration

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Splitting / cut (trauma)

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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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Nearer to the midline

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Meningitis

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outer lining brain infection

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Otitis Externa

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outer ear infection (ear canal)

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Otitis Media

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inner ear infection (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

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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 (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 lungs infection

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Posterior/Dorsal

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Rear or backside

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Prone

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lying flat, face down

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Proximal

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Nearer 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 in lungs

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Rhinorrhea

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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 (e.g. colonoscopy)

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Sepsis

A

blood infection

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Sinusitis

A

nasal sinuses infection/inflammation

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Small Bowel Obstruction

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Physical blockage of 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

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Supine

A

lying face up

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Syncope

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“Passing out”, LOC 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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Ulcerations

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Blisters / open-sores

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Vertigo

A

Room-spinning dizziness

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Wheezing

A

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

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