Defintions 2 Flashcards
Emesis
Vomiting
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
Erythema/Erythematous
Redness/Red
Febrile
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
Grossly
Obviously; a lot; wholly
Hematemesis
Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematuria
Very large amounts of blood in the urine
Hemoptysis
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Hypoxia
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Infarct
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
Laceration
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
Lateral
Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)
Medial
Nearer to the midline
Melena
Black tarry stool
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myalgia
Muscular pain, “muscle aches”
Oriented x3
Oriented to person, place, and time
Pallor
Pale skin
