Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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Tachycardia
A
Fast heart rate
2
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Bradycardia
A
Slow heart rate
3
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Hypotension
A
low blood pressure
4
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Hypertension
A
High blood pressure
5
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Postural/ Orthostatic
A
Positional
6
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Dysphasia
A
Trouble speaking
7
Q
Dysphagia
A
Trouble eating/ swallowing
8
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Ataxia
A
Difficulty walking/ taking a step
9
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Apnoea
A
absent of breath
10
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Tachypnoea
A
Fast breathing
11
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Dyspnoea
A
Difficulty or painful breathing.
12
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Bradypnoea
A
Slow breathing
13
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Orthopnoea
A
Positional breathing
14
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Urinalysis
A
Analysis of urine
15
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Oedematous
A
Fluid or swelling
16
Q
Systolic
A
Top blood pressure number
17
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Diastolic
A
Bottom blood pressure number
18
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Hypoxia
A
Low oxygen
19
Q
Febrile
A
High temp
20
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Aperient
A
Laxative
21
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Antiemetic
A
Stop nauseous and vomiting
22
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Hypoxaemia
A
Low oxygen in blood
23
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Hemiplegia
A
Half paralysed
24
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Afebrile
A
no fever
25
Malodorous
smells bad
26
Bariatric
obese
27
Osteoporosis
Weak and brittle bones
28
Dorsal
Back
29
Brachial
Arm
30
Cephalic
Head
31
Anterior Position
Front of the body
32
Posterior Position
Back of the body
33
Frontal Plane
divides the body into posterior and anterior
34
Sagittal Plane
vertical plane that divides the body into left and right
35
Transverse Plane
divides body into top and bottom
36
Superior
Top of the body
37
Inferior
bottom
38
Proximal
Close
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Distal
Far
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Medial
Towards the midline
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Lateral
towards the side
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Superficial
Towards the surface
43
Deep
Towards the interior of the body
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Rostral
towards the front
45
Caudal
towards the back
46
Ipsilateral
on the same side of the body
47
Contralateral
on the opposite side of the body
48
Axial
around the central axis
49
Intermediate
Between two structures
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