Medical Key Terms (Vocab)

Question 1

afebrile

Answer 1

body temperature not elevated

Question 2

apnea

Answer 2

absence of breathing

Question 3

blood pressure

Answer 3

force of blood again arterial walls

Question 4

Bradycardia

Answer 4

slow heart rate

Question 5

bradypnea

Answer 5

slow rate of breathing

Question 6

diastolic pressure

Answer 6

least amount of pressure on exerted on arterial walls, occurs when the heart is at rest between ventricular contractions

Question 7

dyspnea

Answer 7

difficult or labored breathing

Question 8

dysrhythmia

Answer 8

an abnormal cardiac rhythm

Question 9

eupnea

Answer 9

normal respirations

Question 10

febrile

Answer 10

condition in which the body temperature is elevated

Question 11

fever

Answer 11

elevation above the upper limit of normal body temp.

Question 12

hyperthermia

Answer 12

high body temp

Question 13

hypertension

Answer 13

blood pressure elevated above the normal limits

Question 14

hypotension

Answer 14

blood pressure lower than normal limits.

Question 15

Korotkoff sounds

Answer 15

series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released.

Question 16

orthopnea

Answer 16

type of dyspnea in which breathing is easier when the patient is sitting or standing.

Question 17

orthostatic hypotension

Answer 17

temporary fall in blood pressure associated with assuming an upright position;

Question 18

pulse

Answer 18

wave produced in the wall of an artery with each beat of the heart

Question 19

pulse deficit

Answer 19

different between systolic and diastolic pressures

Question 20

pyrexia

Answer 20

elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature

Question 21

respiration

Answer 21

gas exchange between the atmospheric air in the alveoli and blood in the capillaries.

Question 22

systolic pressure

Answer 22

highest point of pressure on arterial wall when the ventricles contract

Question 23

tachycardia

Answer 23

rapid heart rate

Question 24

tachypnea

Answer 24

rapid rate of breathing