Medical Terminology (MT) - 2 Flashcards
Diagnosis
The act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
Diaphoretic
An agent that induces sweating
Diastolic
Pertaining to the filling of blood in the heart cavity
Diplopia
double vision
Diuresis
An increased excretion of urine
Diuretic
Tending to the increased excretion of urine
Dose
The measured of quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at once
Dyskinesia
Impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky movements
Dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing
Dyspnea
Difficult or laboured breathing
Edema
An abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or serous cavity
Electrolyte
Ions in the body such as sodium, potassium, calcium and carbonate
Emesis
Vomiing
Emetic
An agent that induces vomiting
Emollient
Something that makes soft or supple
Endocarditis
Inflammation of the lining of the heart and it’s valves
Enema
The injection of liquid into the intestines by the way of the anus
Enteritis
Inflammation of the intestines
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
Erythema
Abnormal redness of the skin due to capillary congestion (inflammation)
Etiology
The cause(s) of a disease or abnormal condition
Exfoliate
To remove the surface of scales or skin
Expectorant
An agent that promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract
Extrapyramidal Symptoms
Symptoms caused by descending nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tract
Exudate
Exuded substance, in particular a mass of cells or fluid that seeped out of blood vessels (inflammation)
Febrile
Marked or caused by fever
Fibrosis
A condition marked by increase of interstitial fibrous tissue
Flaccid
Not firm or stiff
Flatulence
The quality or state of being flatulent (gas generated by intestines or stomach)
Galactorrhea
A spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple
Gastrointestinal
Relating to both the stomach and intestines
Gout
A metabolic disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, deposit of urates in and around the joints and excessive amount of uric acid in the blood
Gynecomastia
Excessive development of breast in male
Halitosis
A condition of having bad breath
Hematuria
The presence of blood in the urine
Hemiplegia
Total or partial paralysis of one side of the body resulting from disease of or injury to motor centers of the brain
Hemorrhage
A copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels
Hereditary
Genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring
Hernia
A protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or wall of a cavity that is normally enclosed
Hydrophilic
Relating to having a strong affinity for water
Hygroscopic
Readily taking up or retaining moisture
Hyperglycemia
An excess of sugar in the blood
Hyperkalemia
An abnormally high level of potassium in the blood
Hemoptysis
Expectoration of blood from some part of the respiratory
