Shift Quiz 3 Flashcards
Dyspareunia
Painful intercourse
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation
Dyspepsis
Ingestion
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Dysphasia
Loss or deficiency in the power to understand language as a result of injury or disease to the brain
Dyspnea
Difficulty and labored breathing. SOB
Dysuria
Painful urination
Ecchymosis
Bruise. Hemorrhagic non-elevated discolored area of skin caused by seepage of blood beneath he epidermis
Eczema
Inflammatory condition of skin which may be acute or chronic, characterized by itching or burning, tiny papules and vesicles , oozing crusting and scaling
Edentulous
Without teeth
Effusion
Escape of fluid into cavity
Emaciate
To become extremely thin or lean; wasting
Embolism
Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance
Emesis
Vomit
Erythema
Unusual redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion
Fascia
Fibrous membrane of connective tissue supporting and separating muscles and body organs
Febrile
Having fever
Hemothorax
Blood fluid present in the pleural cavity
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Ileus
The presence of air/fluid levels on abd x-rays
Ischemia
Temporary and localized anemia due to restricting circulation to a part
Pneumothorax
Presence of air or gas in the pleural space that may occur spontaneously, due to trauma, or deliberately introduced in a collapsed lung
Sepsis
Presence of pathological microorganisms or their toxins in the blood
Torsion
The twisting of a bodily organ on its own axis