Medical Terms

Question 0

Acute

Answer 0

New, usually rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic

Question 1

Abrasion

Answer 1

Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

Question 2

Ambulate

Answer 2

To walk from place to place

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

Located towards the front of the body

Question 4

Artery

Answer 4

Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

Question 5

Auscultate

Answer 5

Listening with a stethoscope

Question 6

Benign

Answer 6

Normal of no danger to health

Question 7

Bony tenderness

Answer 7

Pain elicited by pressing on a bone rather than soft tissue

Question 8

Bradycardia

Answer 8

Slow heart rate ( HR less than 60 bpm)

Question 9

Cardiomegaly

Answer 9

Enlarged heart

Question 10

Cholecystitis

Answer 10

Inflammation of the cholecyst( gallbladder)

Question 11

Chronic

Answer 11

Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute

Question 12

COPD

Answer 12

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Lung Dz commonly seen in smokers

Question 13

Coronary Artery

Answer 13

The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood

Question 14

Cerebrovascular accident (cva)

Answer 14

“Stroke” lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage

Question 15

Diaphoresis

Answer 15

Sweating

Question 16

Diffuse

Answer 16

Everywhere opposite of “focal”

Question 17

Distal

Answer 17

Farther from the trunk of the body

Question 18

Deep vein thrombosis (dvt)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Dyspnea

Answer 19

Problems with breathing

Question 20

Dysuria

Answer 20

Painful urination

Question 21

Ecchymosis

Answer 21

A bruise

Question 22

Edema

Answer 22

Swelling

Question 23

Emesis

Answer 23

Vomiting

Question 24

Epistaxis

Answer 24

Nose bleed

Question 25

Erythema/Erythematous

Answer 25

Redness/Red

Question 26

Febrile

Answer 26

Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection

Question 27

Focal

Answer 27

Localized to one specific area. Opposite of diffuse

Question 28

Grossly

Answer 28

Obviously; a lot; wholly

Question 29

Hematemesis

Answer 29

Very large amounts of blood in the vomit

Question 30

Hematuria

Answer 30

Very large amounts of blood in the urine

Question 31

Hemoptysis

Answer 31

Coughing up very large amounts of blood

Question 32

Hemorrhage

Answer 32

Excessive or profuse bleeding

Question 33

Hepatomegaly

Answer 33

Enlarged liver

Question 34

Hypertension

Answer 34

High blood pressure

Question 35

Hypotension

Answer 35

Low blood pressure

Question 36

Hypoxia

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Incontinence

Answer 37

Accidentally passing urine ( urine incontinence) or stool ( stool incontinence)

Question 38

Infarct

Answer 38

Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply

Question 39

Ischemia

Answer 39

Lack of blood supply

Question 40

Laceration

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Lateral

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Medial

Answer 42

Nearer to the midline

Question 43

Melena

Answer 43

Black tarry stool

Question 44

Myocardial infarction

Answer 44

Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia

Question 45

Myalgia

Answer 45

Muscular pain "muscle aches"

Question 46

Oriented x3

Answer 46

Oriented to person,place, time

Question 47

Pallor

Answer 47

Pale skin

Question 48

Palpate

Answer 48

Using a hand to press on an area, ex palpating the abdomen

Question 49

Palpitations

Answer 49

Feeling a heart-racing, pounding, or fluttering sensation in the chest

Question 50

Point tenderness

Answer 50

When pressing on an area with one finger generates pain

Question 51

Posterior/dorsal

Answer 51

Rear or backside of the body

Question 52

Proximal

Answer 52

Nearer to the trunk of the body

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Pruritic

Answer 53

Itchy

Question 54

Purulent

Answer 54

Pus-like

Question 55

Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

Answer 55

Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

Question 56

Rales

Answer 56

Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs

Question 57

Rhinorrhea

Answer 57

Clear nasal discharge, "runny nose"

Question 58

Rhonchi

Answer 58

Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs

Question 59

Sepsis

Answer 59

Dangerous infection of the blood

Question 60

Soft tissue tenderness

Answer 60

Tenderness of a soft tissue; muscle, skin, fat. Opposite of bony tenderness

Question 61

STEMI

Answer 61

ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia

Question 62

Superior

Answer 62

Higher on body, nearer to the head

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Supine

Answer 63

Body position lying face up

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Syncope

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"Passing out" loss of consciousness or fainting

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Tachycardia

Answer 65

Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 bpm)

Question 66

Tachypnea

Answer 66

Increased breathing rate

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Tenderness

Answer 67

Physician's assessment if an area is painful (tender) or not (nontender)

Question 68

Transient ischemic Attack (TiA)

Answer 68

Minor stroke | Where neurological function is regained quickly with time

Question 69

Vein

Answer 69

Blood vessel carrying blood towards heart

Question 70

Vertigo

Answer 70

Condition of dizziness "room spinning"