Meaning Of Medical Words

Question 1

decerebrate rigidity

Answer 1

decerebrate rigidity
decerebrate
(de-ser´ә-brāt)
1. to eliminate cerebral function by transection of the brainstem or ligation of the common carotid arteries and basilar artery at the center of the pons.
2. a laboratory animal so prepared.
decerebrate rigidity
a posture found in those with lesions of the upper part of the brainstem or severe bilateral lesions of the cerebrum; the patient lies in rigid extension with the arms internally rotated at the shoulders, elbows, knees, and hips extended, and fingers, ankles, and toes flexed. The jaw may be clenched with the neck hyperextended. Called also decerebrate posturing.

Question 2

decorticate rigidity

Answer 2

decorticate rigidity
decorticate rigidity
(de-kor´tĭ-kāt)
abnormal flexor posturing of the limbs, indicative of a lesion in the cerebral hemispheres or disruption of the corticospinal tracts. The patient exhibits bilateral adduction of the shoulders, pronation and flexion of the elbows and wrists, and extension, internal rotation, and plantar flexion of the lower extremities.

Question 3

Dyspnoea

Answer 3

dyspnoea (shortness of breath), and weight change.

Question 4

Depolarisation

Answer 4

Discharge

Question 5

Repolarise

Answer 5

Recharge

Question 6

Dermatome

Answer 6

A dermatome is an area of skin that is mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve.[1] There are 8 cervical nerves (C1 being an exception with no dermatome), 12 thoracic nerves, 5 lumbar nerves and 5 sacral nerves. Each of these nerves relays sensation (including pain) from a particular region of skin to the brain.

Question 7

Myotome

Answer 7

myotome is the group of muscles that a single spinal nerve root innervates.[1] Similarly a dermatome is an area of skin that a single nerve innervates.

Question 8

Nocturia

Answer 8

Waking in night to pass urine

Question 9

Respiratory acidosis,

Answer 9

Metabolic acidosis, which will cause compensatory hyperventilation. … Paraesthesiae usually affects both arms. The complaint is often of numbness or tingling in the fingers and sometimes toes.

Question 10

hypokalemia

Answer 10

Low potassium in blood stream

Question 11

Hypocalcemia

Answer 11

Hypocalcemia deficiency of calcium in blood stream

Question 12

Metabolic acidosis

Answer 12

Metabolic acidosis is a condition that occurs when the body produces excessive quantities of acid or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body. If unchecked, metabolic acidosis leads to acidemia, i.e., blood pH is low (less than 7.35) due to increased production of hydrogen ions by the body or the inability of the body to form bicarbonate (HCO3−) in the kidney. Its causes are diverse, and its consequences can be serious, including coma and death. Together with respiratory acidosis, it is one of the two general causes of acidemia.

Question 13

Dysuria

Answer 13

dysuria

nounMEDICINE
noun: dysuria
painful or difficult urination.
“the dysuria associated with cystitis”

Question 14

Bruit

Answer 14

Bruit (ph. |b|r|uː|ee) (Fr. noise) , or “vascular murmur”,[1] is the abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery due to either an area of partial obstruction; or a localized high rate of blood flow through an unobstructed artery.[2] The bruit may be heard (“auscultated”) by pressing a stethoscope to the skin over the turbulent flow and listening. Most bruits occur only in systole, so the bruit is intermittent and its frequency dependent on the heart rate. Anything increasing the blood flow velocity such as fever, anemia, or hyperthyroidism, can increase the amplitude of the bruit.

Question 15

JVP

Answer 15

Jugular venous pulse

Question 16

Pleuritic pain

Pleurisy

Answer 16

Which is typically sharp and ‘stabbing’ in a part of the chest. The pain is usually made worse when you breathe in or cough.
Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura. It’s usually caused by another condition, such as an infection, but sometimes no cause can be identified. The pleura are two thin sheets of tissue that separate the lungs and ribcage. One is attached to the ribcage and the other is attached to the lungs.

Question 17

Paresthesia

Answer 17

Abnormal sensation burning

Question 18

Auscultation

Answer 18

Listening for sounds in the body

Question 19

Hypercarbia

Answer 19

High levels of CO2 in blood