Question | Answer |
inspection | look at body with naked eye |
auscultation | listen with stethoscope |
palpation | feel with examining hands |
percussion | tap different parts of body during exam |
chickenpox | childhood disease |
measles | childhood disease |
appendectomy | surgical removal of appendix |
multivitamin | many vitamins |
PCN, penicillin | antibiotic |
living and well | description used in H |
complications | morbid process during disease which is not an essential part of the disease |
well healed | description used in examination |
discoloration | not normal coloration |
tinnitus | sensation of noise in ears |
hoarseness | rough, harsh quality of voice |
murmur | soft sound heard on asculation |
dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
orthopnea | discomfort in breathing except in upright position |
hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
/ptysis | coughing up |
stools formed | stools of normal consistency |
dysuria | difficulty or pain in urination |
nocturia | urinating at night |
noct/i, nyct/o | at night |
urgency | strong desire to urinate accompanied by fear of leakage |
stress incontinence | lack of restraint regarding urination or feces |
para | woman who has produced viable young |
gravida | pregnant |
BCP, birth control pills | oral contraceptive |
menstrual | periodic physiologic hemorrhage |
LNMP | last normal menstral period (or cycle) |
headache | diffuse pain in head |
vertigo | sensation of whirling |
convulsions | involuntary spasms |
well nourished, well developed | properly fed, proper development, growth; hyphenated only if followed by noun |
no acute distress | no short or sharp cause of discomfort |
alert and oriented | description used in H |
EOMs | extraocular movements |
funduscopic | bottom part of hollow organ seen with scope |
fund/u, fund/i | fundus of the eye |
unremarkable | not remarkable |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
PMI | point of maximal impulse |
bruit | ausculatory sound |
midclavicular | middle of the collarbone |
symmetrical | correspondence of parts on opposite sides of body |
scaphoid | boat-shaped |
genitalia | genital organs |
hemorrhoids, hemorrhoidal | certain arteries and veins supplying rectum and anus |
stool guaiac | test for blood in stool |
equal and full | evaluation of pupils |
cranial nerves II-XII | nerves in the head |
grossly intact | completely intact |
normoreflexive | normal reflexes |
mammogram | radiograph of the breast |
mamm/o, mast/o | breast (entire breast) breast tissue |
Pap smear | specimen for examination of vaginal mucus |
referral | act of referring |
genitourinary | relating to organs of reproduction and urination |
extremities | shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, foot |
UCI, UCD | unusual childhood illnesses, unusual childhood diseases |
rhinoplasty | repair of nose defect |
septal deviation | abnormal wall dividing two cavities |
asymmetrical | disproportion between two or more like parts |
distortion | out of normal shape |
progressive | advancing |
quarterly | divided into fourths |
prognosis | forecast of probable outcome |
heart tones | firmness or normal functioning of heart muscle |
normal bowel sounds | normal sounds heard on examination |
rebound tenderness | reversed response on withdrawal of stimulus |
noncontributory | does not contribute |
Sumycin | anti-infective |
Ovcon-35, 28 day | oral contraceptive |
Tagamet | antiulcer agent |