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PSR
color meanings and pain scale
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cyan/o | blue cyanosis |
| eyrthr/o | red erythrocyte |
| leuk/o | white leukocyte |
| melan/o | black melanin |
| purpur/o | purple purpura |
| xanth/o | yellow xanthopsia |
| PAIN_LEVELS DESCRIPTIONS | |
| 0-1 | no pain |
| 2-3 | mild pain |
| 4-5 | moderate pain |
| 6-7 | severe pain |
| 8-9 | very severe pain |
| 10 | worst possible pain |
| ache (achy, aching) | dull, steady pain |
| continuous | pain that does not stop |
| discomfort (uncomfortable) | feeling of being uncomfortable |
| dull | blunted, not sharp. not acute |
| intense | strong, sharp |
| sharp | pain that has a stabbing quality, usually described in one particular area |
| stabbing | pain that may be sharp in quality and stopping and starting |
| throbbing | dull, steady pain with an intermittent exacerbation occurring periodically |