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MA Ch 36 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| afebrile | without fever |
| aneroid | operating without liquid |
| antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
| apex | pointed end of the heart |
| apical | pertaining to the apex |
| apnea | absence of breathing |
| arrhytmia | without rhythm |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| ausculatate | To listen to sounds within an organ with a stethoscope. |
| axiallary | pertaining to the armpit |
| blood pressure | the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | a measure of body weight relative to height |
| brachial | The artery used for blood pressure measurment |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| carotid | main artery of the neck |
| Cheyne-Stokes | abnormal breathing pattern; periods of dyspnea and apnea |
| diastole | relaxation phase of the heartbeat |
| dorsalis pedis | pulse at the top of the foot arch |
| Dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
| essential | absolutely necessary; extremely important |
| exhale | to breathe out |
| fatal | causing death |
| febrile | fever |
| femoral | pulse in the groin |
| groin | inguinal |
| Hyperventilation | the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths |
| idiopathic | pertaining to disease of unknown origin |
| infrared | invisible short frequencies of light before red in the visible spectrum |
| inhale | to breathe in |
| mensuration | process of measuring |
| oral | mouth |
| orthostatic | relating to an upright or standing position |
| palpate | to examine by touch |
| popliteal | back of knee |
| pulse | Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries. |
| pulse pressure | difference between systolic and diastolic pressure |
| pyrogen | a fever-producing substance |
| radial | pulse located at the thumb side of the wrist |
| rales | abnormal crackling sound made during inspiration |
| rectal | pertaining to the rectum |
| Respriation | taking in of oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide |
| rhythm | A regularly recurring sequence of events or actions. |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument to measure blood pressure |
| stethoscope | a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body |
| systole | contraction phase of the heartbeat |
| Tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| Tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| temperature | A measure of how hot or cold something is. |
| thermometer | An instrument used to measure temperature |
| thready | weak, barely felt pulse; thin, like a thread |
| vital signs | temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure |
| volume | The amount of space an object takes up |
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