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Bonewit #4
Bonewit #4 (Luke Matthews)
Term | Definition |
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Adventitious sounds | Abnormal breath sounds |
Afebrile | Without fever: the body temperature is normal |
Alveolus | A thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon takes place a thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place |
Antecubital space | The space located at the front of the elbow |
Antipyretic | An agent that reduces fever |
Aorta | The major trunk of the arterial system of the body. The aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle. |
Apnea | The temporary cessation of breathing |
Axilla | The armpit |
Bounding pulse | A pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full |
Bradycardia | An abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) |
Bradypnea | An abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute |
Celsius scale | A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0(degrees) and the boiling point of water is 100(degrees); also is called the centigrade scale |
Conduction | The transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object to another by direct contact |
Convection | The transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents |
Crisis | A sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to normal. |
Cyanosis | A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes |
Diastole | The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions |
Diastolic pressure | The point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during diastole |
Dyspnea | Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing |
Dysrythmia | An irregular rhythm; also termed arrhythmia |