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medical terminology
chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alert | Able to answer questions/responsive, interactive |
| Oriented | Being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is,and the current time;being aware of all three is "oriented x 3" |
| Marked | It really stands out |
| Unremarkable | Another way of saying normal |
| Auscultation | To listen |
| Percussion | To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration |
| Palpation | To feel |
| Localized | Stays in a certain part of the body |
| Morbidity | The risk for being sick |
| Mortatlity | The risk of dying |