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MedTerm 15
Medical Terminology for Health Professions Chapter 15 words activity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acetaminophen | An analgesic that reduces pain and fever, but does not relieve inflammation. |
| Acupuncture | A traditional Chinese medical practice using very thin acupuncture needles inserted into specific points of the body to restore the flow of qi. |
| Albuminuria | The presence of the protein albumin in the urine. |
| Analgesic | Refers to the class of drugs that relieves pain without affecting consciousness. |
| Antipyretic | Medication administered to prevent or reduce fever. |
| Arthrocentesis | A surgical puncture of the joint space to remove synovial fluid for analysis to determine the cause of pain or swelling in a joint. |
| Auscultation | Listening for sounds within the body and is usually performed through a stethoscope. |
| Bacteriuria | The presence of bacteria in the urine. |
| Bruit | An abnormal sound or murmur heard during auscultation of an artery. |
| Calciuria | The presence of calcium in the urine. |
| Compliance | The patient’s consistency and accuracy in following the regimen prescribed by a physician or other health care professional. |
| computed tomography | Use of a thin, fan-shaped x-ray beam that rotates around the patient to produce multiple cross-sectional views of the body. |
| Contraindication | A factor in the patient’s condition that makes the use of a medication or specific treatment dangerous or ill advised. |
| Creatinuria | An increased concentration of creatinine in the urine. |
| Echocardiography | An ultrasonic diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the structures and motion of the heart. |
| Endoscope | A small flexible tube with a light and a lens on the end. |
| Fluoroscopy | The visualization of body parts in motion by projecting x-ray images on a luminous fluorescent screen. |
| Glycosuria | The presence of glucose in the urine. |
| Hematocrit | The percentage, by volume, of a blood sample occupied by red cells. |
| Hematuria | The presence of blood in the urine. |
| Hyperthermia | An extremely high fever. |
| Hypothermia | An abnormally low body temperature. |
| idiosyncratic reaction | An unexpected reaction to a drug that is peculiar to the individual. |
| interventional radiology | The use of radiographic imaging to guide a procedure such as a biopsy. |
| intradermal injection | An injection made into the middle layers of the skin. |
| intravenous injection | An injection made directly into vein. |
| Intramuscular injection | An injection made directly into muscle. |
| Ketonuria | The presence of ketones in the urine. |
| Laparoscopy | The visual examination of the interior of the abdomen with the use of a laparoscope that is passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall. |
| lithotomy position | The patient is lying on the back with the feet and legs raised and supported in stirrups. |
| magnetic resonance imaging | Uses a combination of radio waves and a strong magnetic field to create signals that are sent to a computer and converted into images of any plane through the body. |
| Ophthalmoscope | An instrument used to examine the interior of the eye. |
| Otoscope | An instrument used to visually examine the external ear canal and tympanic membrane. |
| Palliative | A substance that eases the pain or severity of the symptoms of a disease, but does not cure it. |
| Parenteral | Taken into the body, or administered, in a manner other than through the digestive tract. |
| Percussion | A diagnostic procedure designed to determine the density of a body part by the sound produced by tapping the surface with the fingers. |
| Perfusion | The flow of blood through an organ. |
| Pericardiocentesis | The puncture of the pericardial sac for the purpose of removing fluid. |
| Phlebotomy | The puncture of a vein for the purpose of drawing blood. |
| Placebo | An inactive substance, such as a sugar pill or liquid, that is administered only for its suggestive effects. |
| positron emission tomography | Combines tomography with radionuclide tracers to produce enhanced images of selected body organs or areas. |
| prone position | The patient is lying on the abdomen face down. |
| Proteinuria | The presence of an abnormal amount of protein in the urine. |
| Pyuria | The presence of pus in the urine. |
| Radiolucent | The substance, such as air or nitrogen gas, does allow x-rays to pass through and appears black or dark gray on the resulting film. |
| Radiopaque | The substance does not allow x-rays to pass through and appears white or light gray on the resulting film. |
| Rale | An abnormal crackle-like lung sound heard through a stethoscope during inspiration. |
| Recumbent | Any position in which the patient is lying down. |
| Rhonchi | Coarse rattling sounds that are somewhat like snoring. |
| Sims’ position | The patient is lying on the left side with the right knee and thigh drawn up with the left arm placed along the back. |
| single photon | emission computed tomography |
| Speculum | An instrument used to enlarge the opening of any canal or cavity to facilitate inspection of its interior. |
| Sphygmomanometer | Used with a stethoscope to measure blood pressure. |
| Stethoscope | An instrument used to listen to sounds within the body. |
| Stridor | An abnormal, high-pitched, musical breathing sound caused by a blockage in the throat or in the larynx. |
| subcutaneous injection | An injection made into the fatty layer just below the skin. |
| Transdermal | Medication is administered from a patch that is applied to unbroken skin. |
| transesophageal echocardiography | An ultrasonic imaging technique used to evaluate heart structures. |
| Ultrasonography | Imaging of deep body structures by recording the echoes of sound wave pulses that are above the range of human hearing. |
| Urinalysis | The examination of the physical and chemical properties of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements |
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