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Medical Terminology
Chapter Two Common Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| marked | to stand out |
| auscultation | to listen |
| palpation | to feel |
| unremarkable | normal |
| percussion | a method of tapping body parts and listen to sounds or vibrations |
| impression | assessment |
| diagnosis | what the healthcare provider thinks the patient has |
| idiopathic | unknown specific cause |
| systemic | all over the body |
| localized | stays in a certain part of the body |