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| Term | Definition | undefined |
|---|---|---|
| Abrasion | scrape of the skin due to something abrasive | |
| Acute | new, usually severe and of rapid onset, opposite of chronic | |
| Ambulate | to walk from place to place | |
| Anterior | located towards the front of the body | |
| Artery | blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart | |
| Benign | normal, of no danger to health | |
| Bradycardia | slow heart rate < 60bpm | |
| Cardiomegaly | enlarged heart | |
| Cholecystitis | inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder) | |
| Chronic | long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute | |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in smokers | |
| Coronary artery | Artery is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. Coronary artery supplies blood to heart tissue | |
| Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) | "stroke". Brain damage due to lack of blood supply to brain | |
| Diaphoresis | sweating | |
| Distal | farther from the trunk of the body | |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | a blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity | |
| Dyspnea | shortness of breath | |
| Dysuria | painful urination | |
| Ecchymosis | a bruise | |
| Edema | swelling | |
| Emesis | vomiting | |
| Epistaxis | nose bleed | |
| Erythema/Erythematous | redness/red | |
| Febrile | elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection | |
| Grossly | obviously; a lot; wholly/entirely | |
| Hematemesis | very large amounts of blood in the vomit | |
| Hematuria | very large amounts of blood in the urine | |
| Hemoptysis | coughing up very large amounts of blood | |
| Hemorrhage | excessive or profuse bleeding | |
| Hepatomegaly | enlarged liver | |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure | |
| Hypotension | low blood pressure | |
| Hypoxia | low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood | |
| 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 | |
| Laceration | splitting of the skin due to trauma; a cut due to something sharp | |
| Lateral | farther from the midline | |
| Medial | nearer to the midline | |
| Melena | black tarry stool | |
| Myocardial Infarction (MI) | death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia | |
| Myalgia | muscular pain, "muscle aches" | |
| Oriented x3 | oriented to person, place, and time | |
| Pallor | pale skin | |
| Posterior/Dorsal | rear or backside of the body | |
| Proximal | nearer to the trunk of the body | |
| Pruritic | itchy | |
| Pulmonary Embolism (PE) | blocking of a pulmonary artery(delivers de-oxygenated blood to lungs) due to a blood clot | |
| Purulent | pus-like | |
| Rales | crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs | |
| Rhinorrhea | clear nasal discharge, "runny nose" | |
| Rhonchi | rattling noise of mucous in the lungs | |
| Sepsis | dangerous infection of the blood | |
| STEMI (type of heart attack) | ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia | |
| Superior | higher on the body, nearer to the head | |
| Supine | body position lying face up | |
| Syncope | "passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting usually because of insufficient blood flow to brain | |
| Tachycardia | Fast heart rate > 100bpm | |
| Tachypnea | increased breating rate | |
| Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) | minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time | |
| Vein | blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart | |
| Vertigo | condition of dizziness, "room spinning" | |
| Wheezing | high pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease |
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