Terminology Flashcards
Peripheral neuorpathy
A result of nerve damage, often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in your hands and feet, but it may also occur in other areas of your body.
Ataxia
The loss of full control of bodily movements.
Beefy tongue
Red and sore
Conjunctival pallor
Lightness of conjuctiva
Romberg test
Exam of neurological function
Pin-prick test
Test to look for test for sensory
Anisocytosis
Variety of blood cells shapes
Poikilocytosis
Varyting of blood sizes
Macroovalocytes
Enlarged oval-shaped erythrocytes
Megaloblastic Anemia
macrocytic anemia that that results from inhibition of DNA synthesisduring red blood cell production
Crohn’s disease
Disordered response to intestinal bacteria
Antipyertic
Reduces fever
Analgesic
Painkiller
Ischemia
Restriction of blood supply
Thrombosis
Formation of blood clot in blood vessel
Aneurysym
An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel.
Cirrhosis
Scarring of the liver
Cyst
closed sac, having a distinct membrane and division compared to the nearby tissue.
Resection
Surgical removal
Quadriplegic
One affected with paralysis of both arms and both legs
Catheterization
a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid
Ecchymosis
Bruise
Atresia
Condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed
Brushfield spots
small, white or grayish/brown spots on the periphery of the iris
