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chapter 2
medical language
Term | Definition |
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Malaise | not feeling well |
Noncontributory | not related to this specific problem |
afebrile | no to have a fever |
auscultation | to listen |
percussion | to hit something and listen to the sound or feel for the vibration |
impression | another way of saying assessment |
prognosis | the chances of getting better or worst |
disposition | what happens to the patient at the end of the visit |
prophylaxis | preventing treatment |
palliative | treating the symptoms but not actually getting rid of the cause |
ipsilateral | same side |
prone | lying down on belly |
dorsum | the top of the hand or foot |
sagittal | divided the body in slices right to left |
coronal | divides the body into slices from front to back |
CCU | Coronary care unit |
SOB | shortness of breath |
NAD | not acute distress (does not display any intense symptoms) |