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Medical Terminology
Scribe.Ology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atraumatic | No evidence of trauma to the body |
| Diaphoresis | Excessive sweating |
| Febrile | Having a fever |
| Malaise | Generalized discomfort or weakness |
| Normocephalic | Normal shaped head |
| Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
| Polyuria | Excessive urination |
| Conjunctiva | Membrane lining of the eyelids and eyeball |
| Conjunctival Injection | Redness of the conjunctiva |
| Diplopia | Double vision |
| Nystagmus | Involuntary rapid movements of the eyes |
| Cerumen | Ear wax |
| Dentalgia | Dental pain |
| Dentition | Indicating condition of teeth |
| Dysphagia | Painful/difficulty swallowing |
| Epistaxis | Bleeding of the nose |
| Hemotympanum | Blood in the middle ear |
| Rhinorrhea | Runny nose |
| Septal deviation | Displacement of the nasal septum |
| Tinnitus | Ringing of the ears |
| Trismus | Inability to open the jaw |
| Accessory Muscle Use | Visible use of muscles not normally used to breathe |
| Bradypnea | Unusually slow breathing |
| Cyanosis | When the skin turns purple/dark blue (typically due to hypoxia) |
| Hypoxia | Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood |
| Dyspnea | Shortness of breath |
| Expiration | Breathing out |
| Hemoptysis | Coughing up blood |
| Inspiration | Breathing in |
| Intubated | Introduction of a tube into a hollow organ (such as trachea) |
| Orthopnea | Difficulty breathing when lying down |
| Rale | Abnormal sound heard in lungs |
| Respiratory Distress | Difficulty breathing |
| Retraction | Visible pulling inward of the muscles between the ribs when inhaling |
| Rhonchi | Whistling sound heard with partial obstruction in the lungs |
| Speech Dyspnea | Shortness of breath when speaking |
| Stridor | Sound heard with obstruction of the airways |
| Tachypnea | Unusually fast breathing |
| Wheeze | Difficulty breathing making a whistling sound that is a result from the narrowing of the lumen in respiratory passages |
| Aneurysm | Widening of a blood vessel that results in a blood sac |
| Angina | Severe, constricting chest pain due to heart tissues not receiving enough blood |
| Arrhythmia | Abnormal, irregular heartbeat |
| Bradycardia | Unusually slow heart rate |
| Bruit | Murmur/sound heard in auscultation indicating narrowing of a vessel |
| Auscultation | Listening to sounds within the body (organs) such as lungs, heart, etc (usually w/ stethoscope) |
| Capillary Refill | Return of color after pressing down on skin |
| Costochondritis | Inflammation of the costal cartilage (connect sternum to ribs) |
| Embolism | Obstruction of blood vessels by a clot/foreign substance |
| Hemorrhage | Loss of blood from the body (internally or externally) |
| Hypertension | Elevated blood pressure |
| Hypotension | Low blood pressure |
| Infarct | The death of a tissue due to loss of blood supply |
| Ischemia | Temporary, localized area of blood restriction |
| Murmur | Extra heart sounds |
| Palpitations | Awareness of one's own heart beat (sensation of racing, fluttering, etc.) |
| Pitting Edema | Fluid build up that leaves a pit or indentation when pressed (usually in the legs) |
| Stenosis | Narrowing of an opening |
| Tachycardia | Unusually fast heart rate |
| Emesis | Vomit |
| Hematemesis | Vomit with blood |
| Hematochezia | Blood in stool |
| Hemerrhoid | Swollen/inflamed veins in rectum/anus |
| Melena | Black, tarry stool |
| Hepatosplenomegaly | Enlarged spleen/liver |
| Urolithiasis | Kidney stones |
| Cervical | Referring to neck or cervix of the uterus |
| Dysmenorrhea | Painful menstruation |
| Dysuria | Painful urination |
| Hematuria | Blood in urine |
| Incontinence | Sudden, involuntary urge to urinate |
| Inguinal | Groin region |
| Priapism | Persistent and painful erection, often due to trauma |
| Torsion | Twisting of an organ around its own axis |
| Nephrolithiasis | Kidney stones |
| Arthralgia | Joint pain |
| Crepitus | Crackling or grating sound heard in the bones |
| Edema | Accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces, swelling |
| Myalgia | Muscle pain, body aches |
| Sacroiliac Joint (SI Joint) | Where the spine meets the pelvis |
| Spasm | Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| Supple | Flexible neck that can move easily during an exam |
| Avulsion | A forcible tearing away of a part/structure |
| Contusion | Trauma that results in broken blood vessels beneath the skin |
| Ecchymosis | Bruise that's not elevated |
| Erythema | Redness of the skin |
| Fluctuance | Capable of being moved or compressed, indicated presence of pus |
| Induration | Localized hardening of soft tissue |
| Laceration | Cut in the skin |
| Macular | Flat rash |
| Maculopapular Rash | Rash characterized by flat red rashes that are covered in small bumps |
| Melanoma | Most deadly type of skin cancer |
| Nuchal Rigidity | Neck stiffness |
| Pallor | Paleness of the skin |
| Papular | Solid, rallied lesion with distinct borders |
| Pruritic | Itchy |
| Purulent | Consisting, containing, or discharging pus |
| Sanguineous | Drainage that is a mixture of pus and blood |
| Alert and Oriented | Measure of mental function in orientation to person, place, time, and situation (if a person is oriented to all 4, its "A&Ox4") |
| Ambulatory | Able to walk |
| Concussion | Loss of consciousness due to a severe head injury |
| Dysphasia | Inability to understand verbal commands due to brain injury or illness |
| Gait | A manner of walking |
| Neuralgia | Nerve pain |
| Neurovascularly Intact | Circulation/sensation are normal |
| Paresthesia | Abnormal tactile sensation such as numbness, tingling, or burning |
| Photophobia | Sensitivity to light |
| Post-ictal | Symptoms that occur after a seizure |
| Romberg Sign | Swaying of the body or falling when eyes are closed |
| Saddle Anesthesia | Loss of sensation restricted to the buttocks, perineum, inner thighs |
| Seizure | Convulsions due to abnormal electrical impulses in the brain |
| Syncope | Temporary loss of consciousness (fainting) |
| Delusional | Having irrational belief that cannot be changed by rational argument, often found in schizophrenia and manic-depressive psychosis |
| Dementia | Partial or total loss of personality or mental function due to mental deterioration, without psychosis |
| Homicidal Ideation | Confirmed thoughts of hurting others |
| Suicidal Ideation | Confirmed thoughts of self-harm |
| Acute | Sudden flare up of a condition |
| Chronic | Condition that has been present for a long time |
| Effusion | Escape of fluid into a cavity |
| Etiology | Cause of a disease and mode of operation |
| Exacerbation | To aggravate a condition |
| Exudate | Substance that is seen on surface tissues unusually as a result of inflammation or disease condition |
| Guarding | Movement of extremities to protect the body when pressure is applied, volunary or involuntary |
| Metastasis | The spread of cancer |
| Necrotic | Dead (as in tissue) |
| Sublingual | Under the tongue |
| Rebound | A sensation of pain felt when pressure is suddenly removed |
| Turgor | Condition of being swollen or distended |
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