Basic Medical Terminology

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Abrasion

Answer 1

scrape fo 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

Answer 3

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

Answer 6

Listening with a stethoscope

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Benign

Answer 7

Normal, of no danger to health

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Bony tenderness

Answer 8

pain elicited by pressing on a bone, rather than soft tissue

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Bradycardia

Answer 9

slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm)

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Cardiomegaly

Answer 10

enlarged heart

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Cholecystitis

Answer 11

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

Answer 13

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung DZ commonly seen in smokers

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Coronary artery

Answer 14

the artery that supplies heart tissue with blood

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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

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a.k.a 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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everywhere. opposite of focal

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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

Answer 21

painful urination

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Ecchymosis

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a bruise

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Edema

Answer 23

swelling

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Emesis

Answer 24

vomiting

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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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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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Hemorrphage

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excessive or profuse bleeding

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Hepatomegaly

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enlarged liver

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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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Incontinence

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

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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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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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medial

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nearer to the midline

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Melena

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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

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musical 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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pale skin

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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 one 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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pruritic

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itchy

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pulmonary embolism (PE)

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blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

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Purulent

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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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Sepsis

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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 to the head

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Supine

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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

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Fast hear rate )HR greater than 100bpm)

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Tachypnea

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increased breathing rate

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Tenderness

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Physicians 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

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blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

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Vertigo

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condition of dizziness, "room spinning"

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Wheezing

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high pitched sound hear in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease