Medical Terminology Flashcards
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listening w/ a stethoscope
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auscultation
2
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area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia
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infarct
3
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localized lack of blood supply to an area
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ischemia
4
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physically touching
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palpate
5
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forcible pulling away of a part of structure
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avulsion
6
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crackling or grating sound
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crepitus
7
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escape of fluid into cavity
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effusion
8
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tumor consisting of blood vessels
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hemangioma
9
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star shaped; radiating from center
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stellate
10
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sx completely resolves at times, but continues to return
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intermittent
11
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resolving spontaneously after onset
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transient
12
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draws away from midline
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abduction
13
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draws towards midline
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adduction
14
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spread out over wide area
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diffuse
15
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farther from limb root
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distal
16
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backward bending of the hand or foot
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dorsiflexion
17
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turned outward
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everted
18
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straightening out
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extension
19
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bending or angulation
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flexion
20
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farther from midline
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lateral
21
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nearer to midline
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medial
22
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divides body into left and right
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midline
23
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palm side of the hand
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palmar
24
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sole of foot
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plantar
25
rear or back
dorsal
26
that which turns palm of hands downward
pronate
27
body position lying face down with forearms and hands turned palm side down
prone
28
close to limb root
proximal
29
pertaining to radial side of arm
radial aspect
30
shallow: near surface
superficial
31
involving multiple skin levels: deep
subcutaneous
32
to turn palms upward
supinate
33
body position lying face up
supine
34
right angles to long axis: divides body into upper and lower parts
transverse plane
35
pertaining to ulna side of the arm
ulnar aspect
36
without a fever
afebrile
37
looking around, awake, attentive
alert
38
state of pt's body, usually pertaining to obesity
body habitus
39
aggressively uncooperative
combative
40
extremely thin and malnourished
emaciated
41
with fever
febrile
42
when an infant or baby is not able to stop crying from comfort
inconsolable
43
poor self hygiene
disheveled
44
normal external head inspection
atraumatic
45
brushing behind the ears
battle signs
46
swelling due to allergic reaction
angioedema
47
forehead and anterior top of scalp
frontal
48
posterior part of skull
occipital
49
location cross anterior sides of scalp
temporal
50
brushing around the eyes
raccoon eyes
51
outer lining of the eye and eyelid
conjunctiva
52
transparent frontal aspect of eye
cornea
53
orange dye used to find corneal abrasions
fluorescein
54
involuntary eye movements
nystagmus
55
light sensitivity
photophobia
56
dense fibrous, opaque outer coat enclosing eyeball
sclera
57
yellowing of sclera
scleral icterus
58
blood in white part of eye
subconjunctiva hemorrhage
59
external portion of ear
auricle
60
earwax
cerumen
61
earache
otalgia
62
ringing of ear
tinnitus
63
redness
erythema
64
swelling
edema
65
brusing
ecchymosis
66
itching sensation
pruritus
67
puss-like
purulent
68
fast breathing rate
tachypnea
69
nose bleed
epistaxis
70
clear nasal discharge
rhinorrhea
71
discharge that is coughed up
sputum
72
localized ballooning of a vessel
aneurysm
73
choosing sound heard during auscultation
bruit
74
a cut
laceration
75
vomiting
emesis
76
blood in stool
hematochezia
77
blood in emesis
hematemesis
78
coughing up blood
hemoptysis
79
difficult and labored breathing: SOB
dyspnea
80
visible sinking of the area between the ribs and the neck during inhalation
retractions
81
upper abdomen
epigastric
82
between pubis and lower abdomen
suprapubic
83
belly button
umbilicus
84
around the umbilicus
periumbilical
85
pain in RLQ, appendicitis
McBurney's sign
86
pain in RUQ, cholecystitis
Murphy's sign
87
infection of gallbladder
cholecystitis
88
surgical removal of gallbladder
cholecystectomy
89
removal of appendix
appendectomy
90
removal of uterus
hysterectomy
91
removal of tonsils
tonsillectomy
92
plastic surgery of nose
rhinoplasty
93
plastic surgery of abdomen
abdominoplasty
94
kidney stones
real calculi
95
fibrous tissue connecting bone to bone
ligament
96
fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone
tendon
97
visual abnormality of anatomical structures
deformity
98
blood in urine
hematuria
99
pain in urination
dysuria
100
number of total pregnancies
gravida
101
number of viable offspring
para
102
bony prominence on either side of the ankle
malleolus
103
scrape of the skin
abrasion
104
collection of pus underneath the skin
abscess
105
total body swelling
anasarca
106
raised areas with underlying blood which occurs in tissue resulting from ruptured blood vessels
hematoma
107
paleness
pallor
108
edema that retains an imprint when palpated
pitting edema
109
loss of coordination
ataxia
110
inability to generate or understand language due to damage to brain
aphasic
111
inability to create language
expressive aphasia
112
inability to perceive language
receptive aphasia
113
poor mechanical articulation of speech due to abnormal lip, tongue, or cheek motor function
dysarthria
114
difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language
dysphasia
115
weakness of one half of the body
hemiparesis
116
paralysis of one half of the body
hemiplagia
117
state of somnolence and decreased responsiveness after a seizure
positictal
118
involuntary turning or lowering of forearm when outstretched
pronator drift
119
loss of consciousness; passing out
syncope
120
room spinning sensation
vertigo
121
thought of killing oneself
suicidal ideations
122
thoughts of killing others
homicidal ideations
123
seeing things that are not there
visual hallucinations
124
hearing things that are not there
auditory hallucination
