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Medical Terms
Basic scribe terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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