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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Acute

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Do, usually a rapid onset end of concern, opposite of chronic

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Ambulate

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To walk from place to place

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Artery

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Blood vessel caring blood away from the heart

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Benign

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Normal, of no danger to health

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate (HR less than 60 BPM)

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged heart

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)

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Chronic

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Long-standing, constant, opposite of acute

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease commonly seen in smokers

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Coronary artery

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The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Distal

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Farther from the trunk of the body

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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

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A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity

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Dyspnea

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Problems with breathing

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Ecchymosis

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A bruise

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Edema

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Swelling

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed

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Erythema/erythematous

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Redness/red

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Febrile

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Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection

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Grossly

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Obviously, a lot, wholly

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Hematemesis

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Very large amounts of blood in the vomit

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Hematuria

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Very large amounts of blood in the urine

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up very large amounts of blood

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Hemorrhage

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Excessive or profuse bleeding

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlarged liver

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Hypoxia

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Though oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

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Infarct

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Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply

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Inferior

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Lower on the body, farther from the head

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Ischemia

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Lack of blood supply

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Laceration

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Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)

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Lateral

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Further from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to bellybutton)

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Medial

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Nearer to the midline

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Melena

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Black tarry stool

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Myocardial infarction (MI)

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Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia

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Myalgia

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Muscular pain, muscle aches

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Oriented X3

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Oriented to person, place, and time

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Pallor

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Pale skin

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Posterior/dorsal

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Rear or backside of the body

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Proximal

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Nearer to the trunk of the body

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Pruritic

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Itchy

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Pulmonary embolism (PE)

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Blocking of the pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

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Purulent

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Pus like

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Rales

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Crackles, but crackling noise in lungs

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Rhinorrhea

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Clear nasal discharge, runny nose

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Rhonchi

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Rattling noise of mucus in the lungs

50
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Sepsis

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Dangerous infection of the blood

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STEMI

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ST elevation MI, real time i’m going death of her tissue due to ischemia

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Superior

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Higher on the body, nearer to the head

53
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Supine

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Body position lying face up

54
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Syncope

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Passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting

55
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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 BPM)

56
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Tachypnea

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Increased breathing rate

57
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Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

A

Minor stroke, where your logical function is regained quickly with time

58
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Vein

A

Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

59
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Vertigo

A

Condition of dizziness, room spinning

60
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Wheezing

A

High-pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease

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Abrasion

A

Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

62
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Do, usually a rapid onset end of concern, opposite of chronic

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Acute

63
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To walk from place to place

A

Ambulate

64
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Blood vessel caring blood away from the heart

A

Artery

65
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Normal, of no danger to health

A

Benign

66
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Slow heart rate (HR less than 60 BPM)

A

Bradycardia

67
Q

Enlarged heart

A

Cardiomegaly

68
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Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)

A

Cholecystitis

69
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Long-standing, constant, opposite of acute

A

Chronic

70
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease commonly seen in smokers

A

COPD

71
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The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood

A

Coronary artery

72
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Sweating

A

Diaphoresis

73
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Farther from the trunk of the body

A

Distal

74
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A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity

A

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

75
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Problems with breathing

A

Dyspnea

76
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Painful urination

A

Dysuria

77
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A bruise

A

Ecchymosis

78
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Swelling

A

Edema

79
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Vomiting

A

Emesis

80
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Nose bleed

A

Epistaxis

81
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Redness/red

A

Erythema/erythematous

82
Q

Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection

A

Febrile

83
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Obviously, a lot, wholly

A

Grossly

84
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Very large amounts of blood in the vomit

A

Hematemesis

85
Q

Very large amounts of blood in the urine

A

Hematuria

86
Q

Coughing up very large amounts of blood

A

Hemoptysis

87
Q

Excessive or profuse bleeding

A

Hemorrhage

88
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Enlarged liver

A

Hepatomegaly

89
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High blood pressure

A

Hypertension

90
Q

Low blood pressure

A

Hypotension

91
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Though oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

A

Hypoxia

92
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Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply

A

Infarct

93
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Lower on the body, farther from the head

A

Inferior

94
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Lack of blood supply

A

Ischemia

95
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Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)

A

Laceration

96
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Further from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to bellybutton)

A

Lateral

97
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Nearer to the midline

A

Medial

98
Q

Black tarry stool

A

Melena

99
Q

Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia

A

Myocardial infarction (MI)

100
Q

Muscular pain, muscle aches

A

Myalgia

101
Q

Oriented to person, place, and time

A

Oriented X3

102
Q

Pale skin

A

Pallor

103
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Rear or backside of the body

A

Posterior/dorsal

104
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Nearer to the trunk of the body

A

Proximal

105
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Itchy

A

Pruritic

106
Q

Blocking of the pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

A

Pulmonary embolism (PE)

107
Q

Pus like

A

Purulent

108
Q

Crackles, but crackling noise in lungs

A

Rales

109
Q

Clear nasal discharge, runny nose

A

Rhinorrhea

110
Q

Rattling noise of mucus in the lungs

A

Rhonchi

111
Q

Dangerous infection of the blood

A

Sepsis

112
Q

ST elevation MI, real time i’m going death of her tissue due to ischemia

A

STEMI

113
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Higher on the body, nearer to the head

A

Superior

114
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Body position lying face up

A

Supine

115
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Passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting

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Syncope

116
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Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 BPM)

A

Tachycardia

117
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Increased breathing rate

A

Tachypnea

118
Q

Minor stroke, where your logical function is regained quickly with time

A

Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

119
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Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

A

Vein

120
Q

Condition of dizziness, room spinning

A

Vertigo

121
Q

High-pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease

A

Wheezing

122
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Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

A

Abrasion

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