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Medical Terms
Medical Terminology term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute | It just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| Chronic | It has been going on for awhile now, long-term, persistent |
| Exacerbation | It is getting worse |
| Abrupt | All of a sudden |
| Febrile | To have a fever |
| Afebrile | To not have a fever |
| Malaise | Not feeling well |
| Noncontributory | Not related to this specific problem |
| Lethargic | A decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick |
| Marked | It really stands out |
| Auscultation | To listen |
| Alopecia | Hair loss; balding |
| Palpation | To feel, examination with fingers or hands |
| Percussion | To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel the resulting vibration; drums are a percussion instrument |
| Unremarkable | Another way of saying normal |
| Supine | Laying on back, face is up |
| Prone | Laying on stomach, face down |
| Diagnosis | What the health care professional thinks the patient has |
| Idiopathic | No known specific cause; it just happens |
| Localized | Stays in a certain part of the body |
| Prognosis | The chances for things getting better or worse |
| Lesion | Diseased tissue or damaged tissue |
| Pathogen | The organism that causes the problem |
| Morbidity | The risk of being sick |
| Mortality | The risk for dying, death rate |
| Proximal | Closer in to the center; situated nearest the center of the body |
| Distal | Farther away from the center; situated away from the center of the body |
| Lateral | Out to the side; away from the midline of the body or towards the side |
| Medial | Towards the middle or center of body |
| Dorsal/Posterior | The back portion of the body |
| Anterior, ventral, antral, anatomical | The front side of the body |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Contralateral | Opposite side |
| Ipsilateral | Same side |
| Unilateral | One side |
| Bilateral | Both sides |
| Dorsum | The top of the hand or foot |
| Plantar | The sole of the foot |
| Transverse | Divides the body from top to bottom |
| Coronal | Divides the body along a hypothetical plane from front to back; vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| Sagittal | Divides the body along a hypothetical/vertical plane from right to left |
| Abrasion | Scraping away of skin |
| Pruritus | An itch; itch sensation |
| Seborrhea | Discharge of oil (sebum) |
| Macule, Macula | A small flat discolored area or freckle |
| Macula | Yellowish area in the center of the retina at the back of the eye |
| Fissure | Crack in the skin |
| Teratology/Teratogenic | Birth defects |
| Endometrium | Inner layer of uterine tissue |
| Fertilization | The process of an egg and sperm joining to conceive a child |
Created by:
Alena stephanoff
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