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Chp 2
abbreviations, terms, word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alert | able to answer questions; responsive; interactive |
| Oriented | being aware of who and where they are; the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is considered oriented |
| marked | really stands out |
| unremarkable | another way of saying normal |
| ausculation | to listen |
| percussion | to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel resulting vibration. |
| palpation | to feel |
| Impression | another way of saying assesment |
| diagnosis | what the health care professional thinks the patient has |
| benign | safe |
| degeneration | to be getting worse |
| etiology | the cause |
| remission | to get better or imporve; most often used when discussing cancer |