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abrasion
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
abscess
Collection of pus underneath the skin
antipyretic
Medication used to reduce a fever
acute
New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Afebrile
Without a fever (Temperature of less than 100.4)
Anterior
Located towards the front of the body
Appendicitis
Dangerous infection of the appendix
Benign
Normal, of no danger to health
Bilious
The color of bile (bright neon green)
Bradycardia
Slow heart-rate (HR
Bronchitis
Infection of the bronchi (upper airway)
Bronchiolitis
Infection of the bronchioles (smaller air-tubes in the lungs)
chronic
Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
Cellulitis
Infection of skin cells
conjuctivitis
Infection of the outer layer of the eye
currant-jelly stool
A mix of blood/mucous in the stool, consistency of jelly
cyanotic
Turning blue in the face
diaphoresis
Sweating
distal
Farther from the trunk of the body
dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
dysuria
Painful urination
ecchymosis
A bruise
edema
swelling
emesis
vomiting
epistaxis
Nose bleed
erythema/erythemeatous
redness/red
exudates (tonsillar)
Pus-pockets on the tonsils
febrile
The state of having a fever (Temperature of more than 100.4)
grossly
wholly, a lot, obviously
hematemesis
Gross amounts of blood in the vomit
hematuria
Blood in the urine
hemoptysis
Coughing up gross amounts of blood
hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
hepatomegaly
enlarged liver
hypertension
high blood pressure
hypotension
low blood pressure
