Medical Terms

Question 1

Arthritis

Answer 1

joint inflammation

Question 2

Angiectomy

Answer 2

surgical removal of a vessel

angi-vessel ectomy-removal

Question 3

Cardiology

Answer 3

study of the heart

Question 4

Hepatitis

Answer 4

liver inflammation

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Myalgia

Answer 5

Muscle Pain

Question 6

Osteotomy

Answer 6

Incision into a bone

osteo-bone tomy-incision

Question 7

Angiosclerosis

Answer 7

Hardening of a blood vessel

angio-vessel scler-hard osis-condition

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Cardiopulmonary

Answer 8

Pertaining to the heart and lungs

Question 9

Dermatomycosis

Answer 9

Skin condition caused by fungus

Question 10

Dysentery

Answer 10

Bad intestine condition

another name for severe diarrhea

Question 11

Hepatosplenomegaly

Answer 11

Enlargement of the liver and spleen

Question 12

Hyperplasia

Answer 12

Over formation condition

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Hypoglycemia

Answer 13

Condition characterized by low blood sugar

Question 14

Osteocarcinoma

Answer 14

Bone cancer tumor

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Osteomyelitis

Answer 15

Inflammation of the bone marrow

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Pericardium

Answer 16

Tissue around the heart

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Acute

Answer 17

It just started recently, or is a sharp, severe symptom

Question 18

Chronic

Answer 18

It has been going on for awhile now

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Exacerbation

Answer 19

It is getting worse

think exaggeration

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Febrile

Answer 20

To have a fever

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Afebrile

Answer 21

To not have a fever

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Malaise

Answer 22

Not feeling well

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Progressive

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More and more each day

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Noncontributory

Answer 24

Not related to this specific problem

Question 25

Lethargic

Answer 25

A decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick.

Question 26

Genetic/Hereditary

Answer 26

It runs in the family

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Alert

Answer 27

Able to answer questions; responsive; interactive

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Oriented

Answer 28

Being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is "oriented x3"

Question 29

Marked

Answer 29

It really stands out

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Unremarkable

Answer 30

Another way of saying normal

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Auscultation

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To listen

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Palpation

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To feel

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Impression

Answer 33

Another way of saying assessment

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Diagnosis

Answer 34

What the health care professional thinks the patient has

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Differential Diagnosis

Answer 35

A list of conditions that the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam.

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Malignant

Answer 36

Dangerous, a problem.

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Degeneration

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To be getting worse.

Question 38

Etiology

Answer 38

The cause.

Question 39

Remission

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To get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure.

Question 40

Idiopathic

Answer 40

No known specific cause; it just happens.

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Localized

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Stays in a certain part of the body.

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Systemic/Generalized

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All over the body (or most of it).

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Morbidity

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The risk for being sick

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Mortality

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The risk for dying

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Prognosis

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The chances for getting better or worse

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Occult

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Hidden

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Pathogen

Answer 47

The organism that causes the problem.

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Lesion

Answer 48

Diseased tissue

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Recurrent

Answer 49

To have again

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Sequelae | Seh-KWEL-ah

Answer 50

A problem resulting from a disease or injury.

Question 51

Disposition

Answer 51

What happened to the patient at the end of the visit; often used at the end of ED notes to reference where the patient went after the visit (home, ICU, normal hospital bed)

Question 52

Discharge

Answer 52

Literally, to unload. It has two meanings. 1. To send home. 2. Fluid coming out of a part of your body.

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Prophylaxis

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Preventive Treatment

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Palliative

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Treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause.

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Supportive Care

Answer 55

To treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better