abrasion - answer scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
acute - answer new, rapid onset and of concern (opp. of chronic)
ambulate - answer to walk from place to place
anterior - answer located towards the front of the body
artery - answer blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
benign - answer normal, not dangerous to health
bradycardia - answer slow HR (<60 bpm)
cardiomegaly - answer enlarged heart
cholecystitis - answer inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
chronic - answer constant, long-standing (opposite of acute)
,COPD - answer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; lung Dz
commonly seen in smokers
coronary artery - answer artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
cerebrovascular accident (CBV) - answer a.k.a. stroke; lack of blood
supply to brain causing brain damage
diaphoresis - answer sweating
distal - answer farther from the trunk of the body (opp. of proximal)
deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - answer blood clot in deep vein; usually an
extremity
dyspnea - answer problems with breathing
dysuria - answer painful urination
ecchymosis - answer bruise
edema - answer swelling
,emesis - answer vomiting
epistaxis - answer nose bleed
erythema/erythematous - answer redness/red
febrile - answer elevated body temperature, fever, indicative
grossly - answer obviously; a lot; wholly
hematemesis - answer very large amounts of blood in the vomit
hematuria - answer very large amounts of blood in the urine
hemoptysis - answer coughing up very large amounts of blood
hemorrhage - answer excessive or profuse bleeding
hepatomegaly - answer enlarged liver
, hypertension - answer high blood pressure
hypotension - answer low blood pressure
hypoxia - answer low oxygen saturation in body/of blood
infarct - answer area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
inferior - answer lower on the body, farther from the head
ischemia - answer lack of blood supply
laceration - answer splitting of the skin due to trauma (cut)
lateral - answer farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from
nose to belly-button)
medial - answer nearer to the midline (opp. of lateral)
melena - answer black tarry stool
acute - answer new, rapid onset and of concern (opp. of chronic)
ambulate - answer to walk from place to place
anterior - answer located towards the front of the body
artery - answer blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
benign - answer normal, not dangerous to health
bradycardia - answer slow HR (<60 bpm)
cardiomegaly - answer enlarged heart
cholecystitis - answer inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
chronic - answer constant, long-standing (opposite of acute)
,COPD - answer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; lung Dz
commonly seen in smokers
coronary artery - answer artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
cerebrovascular accident (CBV) - answer a.k.a. stroke; lack of blood
supply to brain causing brain damage
diaphoresis - answer sweating
distal - answer farther from the trunk of the body (opp. of proximal)
deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - answer blood clot in deep vein; usually an
extremity
dyspnea - answer problems with breathing
dysuria - answer painful urination
ecchymosis - answer bruise
edema - answer swelling
,emesis - answer vomiting
epistaxis - answer nose bleed
erythema/erythematous - answer redness/red
febrile - answer elevated body temperature, fever, indicative
grossly - answer obviously; a lot; wholly
hematemesis - answer very large amounts of blood in the vomit
hematuria - answer very large amounts of blood in the urine
hemoptysis - answer coughing up very large amounts of blood
hemorrhage - answer excessive or profuse bleeding
hepatomegaly - answer enlarged liver
, hypertension - answer high blood pressure
hypotension - answer low blood pressure
hypoxia - answer low oxygen saturation in body/of blood
infarct - answer area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
inferior - answer lower on the body, farther from the head
ischemia - answer lack of blood supply
laceration - answer splitting of the skin due to trauma (cut)
lateral - answer farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from
nose to belly-button)
medial - answer nearer to the midline (opp. of lateral)
melena - answer black tarry stool
