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BioMedical Terms Flashcards

1
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What are common diseases?

A

Congestive heart failure CHF

Corpulmonare (rights side of heart fails)

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Orthopnea

A

Shortness of breath while laying flat

study tip
Ortho = straight or vertical
Pnea = to breathe

Therefore someone with Orthopnea can only breathe well when vertical

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Syncope

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Temporary, insufficient blood supply to the brain causes LOC

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Infarct

A

Area of heart tissue permanently damaged by lack of O2

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5
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Tachyachardia

A

Increase heart rate

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6
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Hypertension

A

Sustained elevation of resting BP

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7
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Myocardinal Infarction

A

Heart Attack

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Aphasia

A

Damage to part of brain that processes language:
Speaking
Reading
Writing

Patient have trouble speaking or understanding speech

study tip
Asia is within the word.
If someone is from Asia, they will have difficulty with speaking, writing, reading a different language. 📚

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Dysarthria

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Difficulty articulating speech
or
slurred speech
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.
.
study tip
Dys = dysfunctional
Arthr = vocal articulation

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Apraxia

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Difficulty planning or performing tasks

study tip
A = without
Praxia = in action

Therefore APRAXIA = without action

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Apnea

A

Pauses in breathing

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12
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Bells Palsy

A

Damage to facial nerve on one side of the face

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13
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Macule

A

Flat discoloured wheel shape on skin

Ying Level

Less than 1cm in size

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Papule

A

Solid and Elevated formation on skin

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Lichenification

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Thickened skin with accentuated skin markings

Eczema

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16
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Scales

A

Silver particles of epithelium

Psoriasis

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17
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Vesicle

A

‘Blister’, elevated, contains fluid

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18
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Wheal

A

‘Hive’

Usually has well defined boarders

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19
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Epidermis

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Superficial layer of skin = dead cells
karitin + melanin
no blood vessels

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Dermis

A

Deep highly vascular
connective tissue, sebacious glands (oil), hair follicles

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21
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Alopecia

A

Hair Loss

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22
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Dermatitis

A

Chronic itching
superficial inflammation of skin

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23
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Carbuncles

A

Cluster of infected boils

Multipule and interconnecting are called fruncles

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Furuncles

A

deep infection with staphylococci

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25
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Psoriasis

A

chronic skin condition caused by abnormal growth of skin cells

Patient is burning from inside out.

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26
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Shingles

A

painful rash caused by Zoster Virus

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27
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Hyper-

A

Over production of hormones or substances

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28
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Hypo-

A

Underproduction of hormones or substances

29
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Dysphagia

A

Difficulty swallowing

30
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Pyrosis

A

Heartburn
.
.
.
🔥
study tip
Pyro = burning

31
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Dysuria

A

Difficulty or pain while urinating

32
Q

Dyspareunia

A

Painful Intercourse

study tip
Dys = bad
Pareunia = mate

Therefore Dyspareunia = bad mate

Bad mate—> bad sex 😆

33
Q

Cystitis

A

Inflammation of bladder casued by UTI

34
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Enuresis

A

Bed Wetting

35
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Incontinence

A

impaired urinary control
leading to
involentary urination

36
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Amenorrhea

A

An unknown stop in mensus
3 or more cycles missed

37
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Dysmenorrhea

A

Painful Mensus
.
.
.
study tip
Dys = dysfunction
Menorrhea = menstrual flow

38
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Menorrhagia

A

Heavy bleeding Mensus
.
.
.
study tip
Menno = menstruation
Hagia = to burst

39
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-emia

A

Blood (most common)
or
Substance in blood

40
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Penia

A

not enough

41
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Thrombocytopenia

A
  • Bleeding in tissues
  • Brusing (more purple colour)
  • Slow blood clotting
  • Low platelets

.
study tip
Thrombo = lump or clumping
Cyto = cell
Penia = deficient

Therefore:
Cells are deficient at clumping

42
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Malaria

A

regular intervals of chills/fever

vs. shao yang, irreguar intervals

43
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Fracture

A

Partial or full break in bone

44
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Strain

A

stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon

45
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Tachypnea

A

rapid breathing

.
.
.
.
.

study tip
Tachy = rapid
Pnea = breathing

46
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Hypopnea

A

shallow breathing

47
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Hyperpnoea

A

Deep breathing

48
Q

Emphysmea

A

Lung Disease, air flow impaired when expelling air

49
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Hematuria

A

Blood in urine
.
.
.
.
study tip
Heme = blood
Uria = urine

50
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Somnolence

A

Desire for sleep

51
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Ataxia

A

Poor co-ordination
Poor balance
Poor speech

Study tip:
It’s mocks behaviours of a drunk person

52
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Corpulmonale

A

is a condition that causes the right side of the heart to fail. Long-term high blood pressure in the arteries of the lung and right ventricle of the heart can lead to cor pulmonale.

53
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Nephritis

A

A condition in which the tissues in the kidney become inflamed and have problems filtering waste from the blood.

54
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Osteopenia

A

Loss of bone mass

55
Q

What is Kussmaul breathing?

A

Rapid deep breathing at consistent pace leads to Hyperventilation and hyperglycaemia

56
Q

Apoplexy

A

Unconscious or incapacitated from cerebral hemorrhage or stroke
.
.
.
study tip
It is a Greek word that means to be struck down. ⚡️ they believed someone with a stroke had been struck down by the Gods

57
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Hemafecia

A

Blood in poop

58
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Atherosclerosis

A

Plaque build up inside arteries
.
.
.
study tip
Athero = paste
Sclero = harden

most common cause of heart disease

59
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Angina

A

Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle

symptoms improve at rest

60
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Polyarthritis

A

Inflammation of five joints or more

61
Q

Chorea

A

Unintended, uncontrollable jerky, movements of the arms, legs and face

.

study tip
Chorea = to dance
💃🏻

To an observer, someone with Chorea can look restless

62
Q

Stranguria

Lin Zheng

A

Slow urination.
Feels like you have to pee but bladder is empty

.
.
.

study tip
Think strangeuria
Because it feels strange to pee when nothing comes out or is slow

63
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Dysuria

A

Painful urination

64
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Ischuria

A

Urine retention

65
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Ischemic

A

Restricted blood flow

66
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Haemorrhagic

A

Excess bleeding

67
Q

prefex

Isch-

A

To stop

Ischuria - stop urine
Ischemic - stop blood

68
Q

Urticaria

A

Hives
Wheels
Welts

Mainly caused by WIND

Biomed Terms and Diseases (7 decks)

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