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Medical Terms Flashcards

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Apnea

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Cessation of breathing

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Eupnea

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Good/normal breathing

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Tachypnea

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Rapid breathing

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Bradypnea

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Slow breathing

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Hypopnea

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Shallow breathing

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Hyperpnea

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Heavy breathing

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Orthopnea

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Able to breathe only in an upright position

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Hyperventilation

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Overbreathing

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Hypoventilation

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Underbreathing

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Dysphonia

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Bad voice condition (hoarseness)

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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Rhinorrhagia

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Excessive blood flow from the nose

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Rhinorrhea

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Runny nose

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Bronchospasm

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Involuntary contraction of the bronchus

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Phrenospasm

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Involuntary contraction of the diaphragm

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Pleuralgia

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Pain in the pleura

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Pleurodynia

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Pain in the pleura

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Thoracalgia

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Chest pain

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Bronchorrhea

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Discharge from the bronchi

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Expectoration

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Coughing or spitting material out of the lungs

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Sputum

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Mucus discharged from lungs by coughing

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Auscultation

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HCP using stethoscope to listen to chest

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Cyanosis

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Bluish color in skin caused by insufficient oxygen

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Pectoriloquy

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Speaking from the chest (used to find masses in the lungs)

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Pectus carinatum

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Chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship

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Pectus excavatum

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Chest that is hollowed out

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Percussion

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Striking the body surface

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Retraction

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Sucking in of the skin around bone during inhalation (happens during respiratory distress)

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Atelectasis

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Incomplete expansion

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Bronchiectasis

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Expansion of the bronchi

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Caseous necrosis

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Death of tissue with cheeselike appearance

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Chylothorax

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Chyle in the chest

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Empyema

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Pus inside the chest

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Hemothorax

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Blood in the chest

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Phrenoptosis

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Drooping of the diaphragm

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Pleural effusion

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Fluid pouring out into the pleura

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Pneumohemothorax

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Air and blood in the chest

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Pulmonary edema

A

Air in the chest

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Pulmonary edema

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Swelling in the lungs

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Pyothorax

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Pus in the chest

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Tracheostenosis

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Narrowing of the trachea

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Hypercapnia, hypercarbia

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Excessive carbon dioxide

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Hypocapnia, hypocarbia

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Insufficient carbon dioxide

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Hypoxemia

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Insufficient oxygen in the blood

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Angina pectoris

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Oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart

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Arrhythmia

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Irregular heartbeat

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Dysrhythmia

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Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia is more common)

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Palpitation

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Rapid or irregular beating of the heart

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Pectoralgia

A

Chest pain

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Aortalgia

A

Pain in the aorta

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Diaphoresis

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Profuse sweating

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Hemorrhage

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Loss of blood

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Phlebalgia

A

Pain in a vein

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Endocardium

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Tissue lining the inside of the heart

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Epicardium

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Tissue lining the outside of the heart

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Myocardium

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Heart muscle tissue

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Pericardium

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Tissue around the heart

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Murmur

A

Abnormal heart sound

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Angiogenesis

A

Development of blood vessels

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Angiolith

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Stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel

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Angiopoiesis

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Formation of blood vessels

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Angiosclerosis

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Hardening of a blood vessel

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Aortectasia

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Aortic stenosis

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Aortolith

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Stone deposit in the wall of the aorta

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Arteriolith

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Stone in the artery

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Anteriorrhexis

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Rupture of an artery

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of an artery

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Atherogenesis

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Formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery

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Atherosclerosis

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Hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque

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Embolism

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Blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

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Embolus

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Mass of matter present in the blood

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Ischemia

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Blockage of blood flow to an organ

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Aerodontalgia

A

Tooth pain cause by exposure to air

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Dyspepsia

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Bad digestion

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Hematemesis

A

Vomiting blood

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Hemorrhoid

A

Inflammation off the veins surrounding the anus

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Icterus

A

Another name for jaundice

80
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Sialorrhea

A

Excessive salivation

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