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Vocab IHO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen |
| jaundice | yellowish skin due to certain coditions of the liver |
| edema | swelling |
| pathogen | disease-producing organism |
| dispense | to distribute |
| sign | something you can see. EX:vomit, diarrhea, or coughing |
| symptom | something that you feel. EX:dizziness, sore throat, or nausea` |
| prognosis | probable outcome of a disease/injury |
| diagnosis | identifying of an illness |
| acute disease | short term illness |
| chronic disease | long term illness |
| decubitus | bed sore |
| anorexia | loss of appetite |
| halitosis | bad breath |
| emesis | vomit |
| sputum | substance brought up from lungs |
| incontinent | inability to control urine or stool |
| flatus | gas |
| constipation | hard feces which is difficult and painful to eliminate |
| enema | instillation of fluid into rectum to relieve constupation or give medication through the rectum |
| distention/distended | stretched out |
| bowel movement | to empty rectum of stool |
| cessation | stop |
| prophylactically | preventative measure |
| lethal/fatal/mortality | deadly |
| toxic | poisonous |
| nosocomial infection | hospital-acquired infection |
| thrombus | stationary blood clot |
| embolus | blood clot the breaks loose and travels (originated from somewhere else) |
| vertigo | dizzines |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| amnesia | loss of memory |
| lethargic | sluggish, drowsy, or sick |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| atrophy | wasting away of muscle due to lack of use |
| benign | non-cancerous |
| malignant | cancerous |
| biopsy | removal and examination of a living tissue |
| coagulate | to change from a liquid to a thick mass |
| dementia | progressive decline in thinking |
| etiology | cause of a disease |
| axillary | armpit area |
| inguinal | groin area |
| epigastric | area right above the stomsch |
| apical | apex of the heart (on the chest) |
| malaise | generalized feeling of discomfort |
| metastisis | spreading to another area |
| necrosis | death of tissue |
| palliative | supportive |
| hospice | care of terminal patient with less than six months to live (palliative care) |
| patent | open |
| prone | face down |
| supine | lying on back (facing up) |
| pruritis | intense itching |
| diaphoresis | excessive sweating |
| syncope | fainting |
| vitiligo | skin condition with areas of no pigment |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| ischemia | low bloos supply to an area |
| pallor | paleness |
| cervical | neck area |
| lumbar | lower back |
| naval/umbilical | belly button |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| purulent | containing pus |
| contusion | bruise |
| abrasion | skin scrape |
| laceration | cut in the skin |
| prostesis | artificial body part |
| amputation | surgical removal of a body part |
| stable | constant condition |
| auscultation | act of listening |
| coronary | pertaining to the heart |
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