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Medical Terms
Basic scribe terms
Term | Definition |
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Abrasion | Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive |
Abscess | Collection of pus underneath the skin |
Antipyretic | Medication used to reduce a fever |
Acute | New, rapid onset |
Afebrile | Without a fever (temp below 100.4) |
Benign | Normal, of no danger to health |
Bradycardia | Slow heart-rate (HR< 60 bpm) |
Bronchitis | Infection of the bronchi |
Bronchiolitis | Infection of the bronchioles |
Catheter | Tube inserted into vessels or body cavities to permit injection/ withdrawal of fluids or keep a passage open |
Chronic | Long-standing, constant |
Cellulitis | Infection of the skin cells |
Conjunctivitis | Infection of the outer layer of the eye |
Dialysis | Process for removing waste from the blood from people with renal failure |
Diaphoresis | Sweating |
Diffuse | Spread out |
Distal | Farther from the trunk of the body |
Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
Dysuria | Painful urination |
Ecchymosis | A bruise |
-ectomy | Surgical removal |
Edema | Swelling |
Emesis | Vomiting |
Epilepsy | Seizure disorder |
Epistaxis | Nose bleed |
Erythema/ Erythematous | Redness/Red |
Exudates (tonsillar) | Pus-pockets on the tonsils |
Febrile | The state of having a fever |
Grossly | Obviously, a lot |
Hematemesis | Gross amounts of blood in the vomit |
Hematuria | Blood in the urine |
Hemoptysis | Coughing up gross amounts of blood |
Hepatomegaly | Enlarged liver |
Hernia | Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it |
Hyperlipidemia | High Cholesterol |
Hypertension | High blood pressure |
Hypotension | Low blood pressure |
Hemorrhage | Excessive bleeding |
Hypoxia | Not enough oxygen in the blood |
ICD-10 | A system to classify and code diagnose, symptoms, and procedures |
Infarct | Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply |
Inferior | Lower on the body/ farther from the head |
Ischemia | Lack of blood supply |
-itis | Inflammation |
Laceration | Splitting of the skin due to trauma |
Lateral | Farther from the midline |
Lethargic | Septic, very sick, about to die |
Medial | Nearer to the midline |
Meningitis | Dangerous infection of the outer lining of the brain |
Otitis Externa | Infection of the outer ear |
Otitis Media | Infection of the inner ear |
Melena | Black tarry stool |
Myalgia | Muscular pain |
Pallor | Pale Skin |
Palpation | Examine by touch |
Palpitation | To beat rapidly, irregularly, or forcibly |
Peritoneal signs | Guarding/ Rebounding/ Rigidity |
Pharyngitis | Throat Infection |
Pneumonia | Bacterial Infection of the lungs |
Posterior/ Dorsal | Rear or backside of the body |
Prone | Body position lying flat, face down |
Proximal | Nearer to the trunk of the body |
Pulmonary | Relating to the lungs |
Purulence/ Purulent | Pus/ Pus-like |
Rales | Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs |
Rhinorrhea | Clear nasal discharge (runny nose) |
Rhonchi | Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs |
-scopy | Viewing with a scope |
Sepsis | Dangerous infection of the blood |
Sinusitis | Infection/ Inflammation of the nasal sinuses |
Small Bowel Obstruction | Physical blockage of the small intestines |
Streptococcal Pharyngitis | Strep throat |
Superior | Higher on the body, closer to the head |
Supine | Body position lying face up |
Syncope | "Passing out," loss of consciousness or fainting |
Tachycardia | Fast heart rate (HR>100bpm) |
Trismus | Inability to open the jaw due to pain |
Tachypnea | Increased breathing rate |
Ulcerations | Blisters/ open-sores |
Vertigo | Room- spinning dizziness |
Wheezing | High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease |