Medical Terminology

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Ischemia

Answer 1

Reduced oxygen supply to a body part or organ

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Cyanosis

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Blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to excessive concentration of reduced hemoglobin in the blood

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Tachycardia

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Rapid heartbeat

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Bradycardia

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Slowness of heartbeat (less than 60 BPM)

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Volar

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Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot

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Spasticity

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Increased muscle tone

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Flaccidity

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Decreased muscle tone; weak, floppy limbs

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Contractures

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A condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints

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Homonymous hemianopsia

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Loss of the same side of the field of vision in both eyes usually due to optic tract damage

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Bradykinesia

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Slowness of body movement and speech

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Paresis

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Weakened

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Plegia/Plegic

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Paralysis

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Monoplegia/monoparesis

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Only one limb is affected

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Diplegia/diparesis

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Usually indicates the legs are affected more than the arms; primarily affects the lower body

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Hemiplegia/hemiparesis

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Indicates the arm and leg on one side of the body are affected

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Paraplegia/paraparesis

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Lower half of the body, including both legs, is affected

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Triplegia/triparesis

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Indicates three limbs are affected. This could be both arms and a leg, or both legs and an arm. Or, it could refer to one upper and one lower extremity and the face

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Double hemiplegia/double hemiparesis

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Indicates all four limbs are involved, but one side of the body is more affected than the other.

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Tetraplegia/tetraparesis

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Indicates that all four limbs are involved, but three limbs are more affected than the fourth.

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Quadriplegia/quadriparesis

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Means that all four limbs are involved.

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Pentaplegia/pentaparesis

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Means all four limbs are involved, with neck and head paralysis often accompanied by eating and breathing complications

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Hypertonia/Hypertonic

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Increased muscle tone, often resulting in very stiff limbs

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Hypotonia/Hypotonic

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Decreased muscle tone, often resulting in loose, floppy limbs

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Extrapyramidal

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Motor symptoms caused by antipsychotic drugs that mimic Parkinson’s disease

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Dyskinesia

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Abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement

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Dystonia

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Involuntary movements accompanied by an abnormal, sustained posture

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Tardive dyskinesia

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Causes repetitive, involuntary movements, such as grimacing and eye blinking

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Akinesia

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Loss or impairment of the power of voluntary movement

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Akathisia

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A state of agitation, distress, and restlessness that is an occasional side-effect of antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs

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Athetosis

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A condition in which abnormal muscle contractions cause involuntary writhing movements. It affects some people with cerebral palsy, impairing speech and use of the hands

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Chorea

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Irregular movements that are not repetitive or rhythmic, and tend to be more jerky and shaky