Medical Terminology Flashcards
Acute
Do, usually a rapid onset end of concern, opposite of chronic
Ambulate
To walk from place to place
Artery
Blood vessel caring blood away from the heart
Benign
Normal, of no danger to health
Bradycardia
Slow heart rate (HR less than 60 BPM)
Cardiomegaly
Enlarged heart
Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
Chronic
Long-standing, constant, opposite of acute
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease commonly seen in smokers
Coronary artery
The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
Diaphoresis
Sweating
Distal
Farther from the trunk of the body
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
Dyspnea
Problems with breathing
Dysuria
Painful urination
Ecchymosis
A bruise
Edema
Swelling
Emesis
Vomiting
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
Erythema/erythematous
Redness/red
Febrile
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
Grossly
Obviously, a lot, wholly
Hematemesis
Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematuria
Very large amounts of blood in the urine
Hemoptysis
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Hypoxia
Though oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Infarct
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
Laceration
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
Lateral
Further from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to bellybutton)
Medial
Nearer to the midline
Melena
Black tarry stool
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myalgia
Muscular pain, muscle aches
Oriented X3
Oriented to person, place, and time
Pallor
Pale skin
Posterior/dorsal
Rear or backside of the body
Proximal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
Pruritic
Itchy
Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Blocking of the pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
Purulent
Pus like
Rales
Crackles, but crackling noise in lungs
Rhinorrhea
Clear nasal discharge, runny nose
Rhonchi
Rattling noise of mucus in the lungs
Sepsis
Dangerous infection of the blood
STEMI
ST elevation MI, real time i’m going death of her tissue due to ischemia
Superior
Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Supine
Body position lying face up
Syncope
Passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 BPM)
Tachypnea
Increased breathing rate
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Minor stroke, where your logical function is regained quickly with time
Vein
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Vertigo
Condition of dizziness, room spinning
Wheezing
High-pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
Abrasion
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Do, usually a rapid onset end of concern, opposite of chronic
Acute
To walk from place to place
Ambulate
Blood vessel caring blood away from the heart
Artery
Normal, of no danger to health
Benign
Slow heart rate (HR less than 60 BPM)
Bradycardia
Enlarged heart
Cardiomegaly
Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
Cholecystitis
Long-standing, constant, opposite of acute
Chronic
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease commonly seen in smokers
COPD
The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
Coronary artery
Sweating
Diaphoresis
Farther from the trunk of the body
Distal
A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Problems with breathing
Dyspnea
Painful urination
Dysuria
A bruise
Ecchymosis
Swelling
Edema
Vomiting
Emesis
Nose bleed
Epistaxis
Redness/red
Erythema/erythematous
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
Febrile
Obviously, a lot, wholly
Grossly
Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematemesis
Very large amounts of blood in the urine
Hematuria
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
Hemoptysis
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Hemorrhage
Enlarged liver
Hepatomegaly
High blood pressure
Hypertension
Low blood pressure
Hypotension
Though oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Hypoxia
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Infarct
Lower on the body, farther from the head
Inferior
Lack of blood supply
Ischemia
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
Laceration
Further from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to bellybutton)
Lateral
Nearer to the midline
Medial
Black tarry stool
Melena
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Muscular pain, muscle aches
Myalgia
Oriented to person, place, and time
Oriented X3
Pale skin
Pallor
Rear or backside of the body
Posterior/dorsal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
Proximal
Itchy
Pruritic
Blocking of the pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Pus like
Purulent
Crackles, but crackling noise in lungs
Rales
Clear nasal discharge, runny nose
Rhinorrhea
Rattling noise of mucus in the lungs
Rhonchi
Dangerous infection of the blood
Sepsis
ST elevation MI, real time i’m going death of her tissue due to ischemia
STEMI
Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Superior
Body position lying face up
Supine
Passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting
Syncope
Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 BPM)
Tachycardia
Increased breathing rate
Tachypnea
Minor stroke, where your logical function is regained quickly with time
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Vein
Condition of dizziness, room spinning
Vertigo
High-pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
Wheezing
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Abrasion
