Common med term

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Adnexa

Answer 1

Refers to the appendages of an organ.

Question 2

Afebrile

Answer 2

Without fever

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Ambulatory

Answer 3

Able to move about; not confined to a bed

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Aneurysm

Answer 4

A widening of a blood vessel due to pressure on weakened tissues causing formation of a sac of blood that may become clotted

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Angina

Answer 5

A severe, often constricting pain, usually referring to the chest that occurs when your heart does not get enough blood

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Appendicitis

Answer 6

Inflammation of the appendix

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Appendectomy

Answer 7

Surgical removal of the appendix

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Arrhythmia

Answer 8

Abnormal heart rhythm

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Arthralgia

Answer 9

Severe pain in joint

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Cholecystectomy

Answer 10

Surgical removal of the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Cholelithiasis

Answer 12

Production of gallstones

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Cornea

Answer 13

Transparent coat of the eyeball covering the iris and pupil, allowing light
into the eye

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Costochondritis

Answer 14

Or Tietze’s Syndrome is a benign inflammation of one or more of
the costal cartilages.

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Diaphoresis

Answer 15

Excessive or profuse sweating or perspiration

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Dysphasia

Answer 16

Loss of or deficiency in the power to understand language as

a result of injury or disease to the brain

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Ecchymosis

Answer 17

Hemorrhagic, non-elevated, irregularly-formed, discolored area of skin
caused by the seepage of blood beneath the epidermis (A bruise!)

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Erythema

Answer 18

Unusual redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion

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Exudate

Answer 19

A fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris which has
escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue
surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation. Example: The pus pockets that form in the oropharynx that are indicative for Strep Throat.

Question 20

Febrile

Answer 20

Pertaining to having a fever

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Hematochezia

Answer 21

Blood in the Stool

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Hyperkalemia

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An abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood; high
potassium

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Hypernatremia

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An abnormally high plasma concentration of sodium ions; high sodium. Over 145 mM. Normal is 136-145mM.

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Hypertension

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Persistently high arterial blood pressure

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Hyponatremia

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This electrolyte disturbance exists when the sodium concentration in the plasma falls below 135 mmol/L.

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Icteric

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(Jaundice) The yellowish discoloration of the skin, sclerae (white of the eyes) and mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia.

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Induration

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Act of hardening; a specific area of hardened tissue

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Loculations

Answer 28

The presence of numerous small spaces or cavities

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Lymphadenopathy

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A chronic, abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually associated with disease

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Meningismus

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The triad of nuchal rigidity, photophobia, and headache. It is a sign of irritation of the meninges

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Myalgia

Answer 31

Muscular pain

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Odynophagia

Answer 32

Painful swallowing

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Paresthesia

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Abnormal tactile sensation often described as creeping, burning, tingling, or numbness

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Pleurisy

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Painful inflammation of the pleura

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Pneumothorax

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Presence of air or gas in the pleural space that may occur spontaneously, due to trauma, or deliberately, introduced in a collapsed lung

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Purulent

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Consisting of matter or pus; resembling pus

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Rale

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Abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation

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Rhinorrhea

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Thin, watery discharge from the nose

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Rhonchi

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A whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when air channels are partially obstructed; the plural of rhonchus

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Sclera

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Dense fibrous opaque outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea

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Stridor

Answer 41

Harsh or high-pitched respiratory sound, caused by an obstruction of the air passages