Medical Terminology Flashcards
(122 cards)
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Acute
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Do, usually a rapid onset end of concern, opposite of chronic
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Ambulate
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To walk from place to place
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Artery
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Blood vessel caring blood away from the heart
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Benign
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Normal, of no danger to health
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Bradycardia
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Slow heart rate (HR less than 60 BPM)
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Cardiomegaly
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Enlarged heart
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Cholecystitis
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Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
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Chronic
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Long-standing, constant, opposite of acute
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COPD
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease commonly seen in smokers
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Coronary artery
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The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
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Diaphoresis
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Sweating
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Distal
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Farther from the trunk of the body
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
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A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
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Dyspnea
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Problems with breathing
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Dysuria
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Painful urination
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Ecchymosis
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A bruise
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Edema
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Swelling
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Emesis
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Vomiting
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Epistaxis
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Nose bleed
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Erythema/erythematous
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Redness/red
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Febrile
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Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
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Grossly
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Obviously, a lot, wholly
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Hematemesis
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Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
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Hematuria
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Very large amounts of blood in the urine
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Hemoptysis
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
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Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
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Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
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Hypertension
High blood pressure
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Hypotension
Low blood pressure
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Hypoxia
Though oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
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Infarct
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
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Inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
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Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
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Laceration
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
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Lateral
Further from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to bellybutton)
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Medial
Nearer to the midline
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Melena
Black tarry stool
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Myocardial infarction (MI)
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
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Myalgia
Muscular pain, muscle aches
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Oriented X3
Oriented to person, place, and time
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Pallor
Pale skin
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Posterior/dorsal
Rear or backside of the body
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Proximal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
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Pruritic
Itchy
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Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Blocking of the pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
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Purulent
Pus like
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Rales
Crackles, but crackling noise in lungs
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Rhinorrhea
Clear nasal discharge, runny nose
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Rhonchi
Rattling noise of mucus in the lungs
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Sepsis
Dangerous infection of the blood
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STEMI
ST elevation MI, real time i'm going death of her tissue due to ischemia
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Superior
Higher on the body, nearer to the head
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Supine
Body position lying face up
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Syncope
Passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting
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Tachycardia
Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 BPM)
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Tachypnea
Increased breathing rate
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Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Minor stroke, where your logical function is regained quickly with time
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Vein
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
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Vertigo
Condition of dizziness, room spinning
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Wheezing
High-pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
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Abrasion
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
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Do, usually a rapid onset end of concern, opposite of chronic
Acute
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To walk from place to place
Ambulate
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Blood vessel caring blood away from the heart
Artery
65
Normal, of no danger to health
Benign
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Slow heart rate (HR less than 60 BPM)
Bradycardia
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Enlarged heart
Cardiomegaly
68
Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
Cholecystitis
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Long-standing, constant, opposite of acute
Chronic
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease commonly seen in smokers
COPD
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The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
Coronary artery
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Sweating
Diaphoresis
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Farther from the trunk of the body
Distal
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A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
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Problems with breathing
Dyspnea
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Painful urination
Dysuria
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A bruise
Ecchymosis
78
Swelling
Edema
79
Vomiting
Emesis
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Nose bleed
Epistaxis
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Redness/red
Erythema/erythematous
82
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
Febrile
83
Obviously, a lot, wholly
Grossly
84
Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematemesis
85
Very large amounts of blood in the urine
Hematuria
86
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
Hemoptysis
87
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Hemorrhage
88
Enlarged liver
Hepatomegaly
89
High blood pressure
Hypertension
90
Low blood pressure
Hypotension
91
Though oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Hypoxia
92
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Infarct
93
Lower on the body, farther from the head
Inferior
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Lack of blood supply
Ischemia
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Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
Laceration
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Further from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to bellybutton)
Lateral
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Nearer to the midline
Medial
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Black tarry stool
Melena
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Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myocardial infarction (MI)
100
Muscular pain, muscle aches
Myalgia
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Oriented to person, place, and time
Oriented X3
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Pale skin
Pallor
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Rear or backside of the body
Posterior/dorsal
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Nearer to the trunk of the body
Proximal
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Itchy
Pruritic
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Blocking of the pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
Pulmonary embolism (PE)
107
Pus like
Purulent
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Crackles, but crackling noise in lungs
Rales
109
Clear nasal discharge, runny nose
Rhinorrhea
110
Rattling noise of mucus in the lungs
Rhonchi
111
Dangerous infection of the blood
Sepsis
112
ST elevation MI, real time i'm going death of her tissue due to ischemia
STEMI
113
Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Superior
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Body position lying face up
Supine
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Passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting
Syncope
116
Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 BPM)
Tachycardia
117
Increased breathing rate
Tachypnea
118
Minor stroke, where your logical function is regained quickly with time
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
119
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Vein
120
Condition of dizziness, room spinning
Vertigo
121
High-pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease
Wheezing
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Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Abrasion
