Medical Terminology

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What is an abrasion?

A wound caused by superficial damage to the skin

What does acute mean in medical terminology?

A disease with a rapid onset and/or a short course

What does anterior mean?

Located towards the front of the body

Is the following statement true or false: Benign means posing a danger to health.

False (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is Bradycardia?

Slow heart-rate (less than 60 bpm) Signup and view all the answers

What is Cardiomegaly?

Enlarged heart. (Seen on chest X-rays) Signup and view all the answers

What does chronic mean?

Long-standing, constant. Signup and view all the answers

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

A group of lung diseases that block airflow and make breathing difficult; commonly seen in smokers. Signup and view all the answers

What is a coronary artery?

The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Cerebrovascular Accident?

Stroke; The sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain Signup and view all the answers

What is diaphoresis?

Profuse sweating caused by the body's response to stress (A) Signup and view all the answers

Define distal.

Away from the trunk of the body. Signup and view all the answers

What is Deep Vein Thrombosis?

A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity. Signup and view all the answers

What is Dyspnea?

Shortness of breath. Signup and view all the answers

What is Ecchymosis?

A bruise. A subcutaneous collection of blood. Signup and view all the answers

What is Edema?

Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues; Quantified as 1+, 2+,3+ during a physicians physical exam Signup and view all the answers

What is Epistaxis?

Nose bleed. Signup and view all the answers

Define the term 'grossly'.

Coarse or large; visible to the naked eye. Signup and view all the answers

What is Hematemesis?

Vomiting of blood. Signup and view all the answers

What is Hemorrhage?

Excess of profuse bleeding. Signup and view all the answers

What is Hypertension?

High blood pressure. Signup and view all the answers

What is an infarct?

Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply. Signup and view all the answers

Define inferior.

Lower of the body, farther from the head. Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by the term medial?

Situated in or pertaining to the middle. Your belly bottom is medial in comparison to your arms. Signup and view all the answers

What is Myocardial Infarction?

Heart attack; Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia. Signup and view all the answers

What does Oriented x4 mean?

Oriented to *person, *place, *time and *situation. Signup and view all the answers

What is Pallor?

Pale skin - in appearance. Signup and view all the answers

What is Pulmonary Embolism?

Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot. Signup and view all the answers

What does Posterior/Dorsal mean?

Rear or backside of the body. Signup and view all the answers

Define proximal.

Next to or nearest the point of attachment or origin Signup and view all the answers

What does purulent mean?

Pus-like discharge Signup and view all the answers

What are Rales?

Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs, heard during lung exam. Signup and view all the answers

What is Rhinorrhea?

Clear nasal discharge,runny nose Signup and view all the answers

What are Rhonchi?

Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs. Heard on auscultation of lungs. Signup and view all the answers

What is Syncope?

Passing out, loss of consciousness or fainting. Signup and view all the answers

What is Transient Ischemic Attack?

When blood flow to a part of the brain stops for a brief period of time. A person will have stroke-like symptoms for up to 24 hours, but in most cases for 1 - 2 hours. Signup and view all the answers

What is Vertigo?

Room spinning; A subtype of dizziness in which a patient inappropriately experiences the perception of motion (usually a spinning motion) due to dysfunction of the vestibular system Signup and view all the answers

Abrasion

A wound caused by superficial damage to the skin