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Basic Medical Terminology Flashcards

Useful terms that you will need to learn during your training process and retain throughout your time as a scribe.

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Abrasion

A

Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

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Abscess

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Collection of pus underneath the skin

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Antipyretic

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Medication used to reduce a fever

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Acute

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

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Afebrile

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Without a fever (temperature less than 100.4)

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Anterior

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Located towards the front of the body

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Appendicitis

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Dangerous infection of the appendix

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Auscultation

A

Listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs)

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Benign

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Normal, of no danger to health

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Bradycardia

A

Slow heart rate (HR < 60 BPM)

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Bronchitis

A

Infection of the bronchi (upper airway)

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Bronchiolitis

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Infection of the bronchi (upper airway)

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Catheter

A

Tube inserted into vessels or 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, opposite of acute

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Cellulitis

A

Infection of skin cells

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Conjunctivitis

A

Infection of the outer layer of the eye

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Dialysis

A

Process for 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

A

Spread out (not localized)

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Distal

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Farther from the trunk of the body

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Dyspnea

A

Difficulty breathing

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Ecchymosis

A

Bruise

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-ectomy (suffix)

A

Surgical removal (ex. 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

A

Seizure disorder

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Epistaxis

A

Nose bleed

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Erythema/Erythematous

A

Redness/Red

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Exudates (tonsillar)

A

Pus-pockets on the tonsils

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Febrile

A

The state of having a fever (temperature of more than 100.4)

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Grossly

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Obviously, a lot, wholly

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Hematemesis

A

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

A

Excessive or profuse bleeding

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Hepatomegaly

A

Enlarged liver

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Hernia

A

Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it

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Hyperlipidemia

A

High cholesterol

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Hypertension

A

High blood pressure

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Hypotension

A

Low blood pressure

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Hypoxia

A

Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

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ICD-10

A

System used to classify and code diagnoses, symptoms and procedures

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Infarct

A

Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply

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Inferior

A

Lower on the body, farther from the head

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Ischemia

A

Lack of blood supply

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-itis (suffix)

A

Inflammation of the skin due to trauma (ex. appendicitis)

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Laceration

A

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 lien that can be traced from nose to belly button)

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Lethargic

A

Septic, very sick, about to die

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Medial

A

nearer to midline

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Meningitis

A

Dangerous infection of the outer lining of the brain

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Otitis externa

A

Infection of the outer ear (ear canal)

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Otitis media

A

Infection of the inner ear (behind the eardrum)

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Melena

A

Black, tarry stools

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Myalgia

A

Muscular pain, “muscle aches”

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Pallor

A

Pale skin

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Palpation

A

Examine by touch

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Palpitation

A

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

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Peritoneal signs

A

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

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Pharyngitis

A

Throat infection

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Pneumonia

A

Bacterial infection of the lungs

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Posterior

A

Rear or backside of the body

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Prone

A

Body position lying flat, face down

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Proximal

A

Nearer to the trunk of the body

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Pulmonary

A

Relating to 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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-scopy (suffix)

A

Viewing with a scope (ex. colonoscopy)

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Sepsis

A

Dangerous infection of the blood

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Sinusitis

A

Infection/inflammation of the nasal issues

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Small bowel obstruction

A

Physical blockage of the small intestines

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Streptococcal pharyngitis

A

Strep throat

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Superior

A

Higher on the body, nearer to the head

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Supine

A

Body position lying face up

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Syncope

A

“Passing out”, loss of consciousness or fainting

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Tachycardia

A

Fast heart rate (HR > 100 BPM)

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Trismus

A

Inability to open the jaw due to pain

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Tachypnea

A

Increased breathing rate

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Ulcerations

A

Blisters or open sores

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Vertigo

A

Room-spinning dizziness (no lightheaded)

82
Q

Wheezing

A

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

Medical Scribe (15 decks)

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