Unit 3 Med Terms Flashcards
Non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory-devices
NSAID’s
Drugs that relieve pain but also cause mood and behavior changes
Narcotics
Delivered into vein
Intravenous
Delivered into muscle
Intramuscular
Advil-used for anti inflammatory properties
Ibuprofen
Medicine to increase urine output
diuretics
Medicine to lower pressure and heart rate
beta blockers
Used to prevent coughing and sneezing
antitussive
Class of medicine that are pain relievers
analgesics
Tylenol-use for mid pain relief
acetaminophen
Yellowish discoloration of degenerating tissue chemical tissues, especially seen in malignant neoplasms
Xanthosis
Highly contagious fungal infection of the skin or scalp, ringworm
tinea
Medical sterilization procedure for men to stop pregnancy by cutting the vas deferens
vasectomy
Fast breathing
tachypnea
Rapid heartbeat
tachycardia
The inability to respond to surroundings or stimuli due to fainting or passing out
syncope
Abnormal curvature of spine
scoliosis
Minimal invasive medical examination of large intestine from the rectum through the nearest part of colon
sigmoidoscopy
A contagious intensely itchy skin condition by tiny burrowing mite
scabies
A group of physiologically active lipid compounds having diverse hormone like effects in animals
prostaglandin
A chronic inflammatory disorder affecting many joints including those in hands and feet
rheumatoid arthritis
Passing abnormally large amounts of urine
polyuria
Small growth excision
polypectomy
Small growth
polyp
Lice infestation
Pediculosis
Nail fungus causing thickened brittle crumbly or ragged nails
onychomycosis
Enlargement of nail
onycholmegaly
An oral compulsive habit sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, common use of mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking
onychophagia
Abnormal softness of fingernails or toenails
onychomalacia
The production of abnormally small amounts of urine
oliguria
The death of most or all of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury
necrosis
Inflammation of kidney
nephritis
Excision of kidney
nephrectomy
Upper part of throat that lies behind the nose
nasopharyngeal
Used to confused students during exam, not medical term
melantitsis
Menstrual pain
menalgia
Breast pain
mastalgia
White blood cells fight infection and pathogens
leukocytes
Smooth muscle tumors found in the abdominal cavity
leiomyoma
Medical condition with yellowing of the skin and eyes associated with kidney conditions
Jaundiced
An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of body, especially the heart muscles
Ischemia
Loss of control of the bladder and/or bowel
incontinence
Invasion of body by harmful organisms that cause disease
infection
The obstruction of the blood supply to organ or region of tissue
hypoglycemia
Low blood pressure
hypotension
Abnormally slow breathing
hypopnea
Excessively rapid breathing
hyperpnea
High sugar in blood caused by pancreas malfunction
hyperglycemia
Breathing at a rate above normal, and often due to anxiety
hyperventilation
Severe or prolonged vomiting
hyperemesis
A building of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening
hernia
Inflammation of liver
hepatitis
The presence of blood in urine
hematuria
Mass of blood and fluid
hematoma
Loss of blood from the body, either internally or externally
hemorrhage
Medicine absorbed through the skin
topical
Medicine used to treat bacterial infection
antibiotics
Above or on top
superior
Specializes in lungs
pulmonologist
Inflammation of pancreas
pancreatitis
Cell division
mitosis
Inflammation of breast tissue
mastitis
Substance produced by the pancreas, needed to convert sugar into energy
insulin
Below or bottom of
inferior
Specialized hospital for the terminally ill
hospice
Blood pressure above normal
hypertension
Any group of viral disease caused by herpes viruses, affecting skin or nervous system
herpes
