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MA Ch 36 Terms
Question | Answer |
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afebrile | without fever |
aneroid | operating without liquid |
antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
apex | pointed end of the heart |
apical | pertaining to the apex |
apnea | absence of breathing |
arrhytmia | without rhythm |
aural | pertaining to the ear |
ausculatate | To listen to sounds within an organ with a stethoscope. |
axiallary | pertaining to the armpit |
blood pressure | the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | a measure of body weight relative to height |
brachial | The artery used for blood pressure measurment |
bradycardia | slow heart rate |
bradypnea | slow breathing |
carotid | main artery of the neck |
Cheyne-Stokes | abnormal breathing pattern; periods of dyspnea and apnea |
diastole | relaxation phase of the heartbeat |
dorsalis pedis | pulse at the top of the foot arch |
Dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
essential | absolutely necessary; extremely important |
exhale | to breathe out |
fatal | causing death |
febrile | fever |
femoral | pulse in the groin |
groin | inguinal |
Hyperventilation | the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths |
idiopathic | pertaining to disease of unknown origin |
infrared | invisible short frequencies of light before red in the visible spectrum |
inhale | to breathe in |
mensuration | process of measuring |
oral | mouth |
orthostatic | relating to an upright or standing position |
palpate | to examine by touch |
popliteal | back of knee |
pulse | Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries. |
pulse pressure | difference between systolic and diastolic pressure |
pyrogen | a fever-producing substance |
radial | pulse located at the thumb side of the wrist |
rales | abnormal crackling sound made during inspiration |
rectal | pertaining to the rectum |
Respriation | taking in of oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide |
rhythm | A regularly recurring sequence of events or actions. |
sphygmomanometer | instrument to measure blood pressure |
stethoscope | a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body |
systole | contraction phase of the heartbeat |
Tachycardia | fast heart rate |
Tachypnea | rapid breathing |
temperature | A measure of how hot or cold something is. |
thermometer | An instrument used to measure temperature |
thready | weak, barely felt pulse; thin, like a thread |
vital signs | temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure |
volume | The amount of space an object takes up |