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abrasion
scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
acute
new, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
ambulate
to walk from place to place
anterior
located towards the front of the body
artery
blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
benign
normal, of no danger to health
bradycardia
slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bp)
cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
cholecystitis
inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
chronic
long-standing, constant. opposite of acute
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseaes- lung disease commonly seen in smokers
coronary artery
the artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
cerebrovascular accident (cva)
aka- stroke. lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
diaphoresis
sweating
distal
farther from the trunk of the body
deep vein thrombosis (dvt)
a blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
dyspnea
problems with breathing
dysuria
painful urination
ecchymosis
a bruis
edema
swelling
emesis
vomiting
epistaxis
nose bleed
erythema/erthematous
redness/red
febrile
elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
grossly
obviously; a lot; wholly