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terminology review 4
chapter four
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adventitious sounds | abnormal breath sounds |
| afebrile | without fever; the body temperature is normal |
| alveolus | a thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place |
| antecubital space | the space located at the front of the elbow |
| antipyretic | a agent that reduces fever |
| aorta | the major trunk of the arterial system of the body the aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle |
| apena | the temorary cessation of breathing |
| axilla | the armpit |
| bounding pulse | a pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full |
| bradycardia | an abnormal slow rate (less than 60 beats per minute) |
| bradypnea | an abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute |
| celsius scale | a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 also called the centigrade scale |
| convection | the transfer of energy such as heat through air currents |
| conduction | the transfer of energy such as heat from on object to another by direct contact |
| crisis | a sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to normal |
| cyanosis | a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes |
| diastole | the phrase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions |
| diastolic pressure | the point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall which is recorded during diastole |
| dyspnea | shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing |
| dysrhythmia | an irregular rhythm alson termed arrhythmia |
| eupnea | normal resporations the rate is 16 to 20 per minute the rhythm is even and regular and the depth is normal |
| exhalation | the act of breathing out |
| fahrenheit scale | a temp scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees |
| febrile | pertaining a fever |
| fever | a body temperature that is above normal;synonym for pyrexia |
| frenulum linguae | the midline fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth |
| hyperpnea | an abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respirations |
| hyperpyrexia | an extermely high fever |
| hyertension | high blood presure |
| hyperventilation | an abnormal decrease fast and depth type of breathing usually associated with acute anxiety conditions |
| hypopnea | an abmornal decrease in the rate and depth of respirations |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| hypothermia | a body temp that is below normal |
| hypoxemia | a decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood hypexemia may lead to hypoxia |
| hypoxia | a reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the body |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| korotkoff sounds | sounds hearing during the measurments of blood pressure that are used to determine the systolic and diastolic blood presure readings |
| malaisa | a vague sence of body discomfort weakness, and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continue through the course of the illness |
| manometer | an instrument for measuring pressure |
| meniscus | the curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube |
| orthopnea | the condition in which breathing is easier when an individual is in a sitting or standing position |
| pulse oximetry | the use of a pule oximeter to meassure the oxygen saturations of arterial blood |
| pulse pressure | the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure |
| puls rhythm | the time interval between heartbeats |
| pulse volume | the strength of the heartbeat |
| radiation | the transfer of energy such as a heart in the forms of waves |
| saO2 satureation of the arterial oxygen | abbreviations for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter |
| Sp02 satureation of peripheral oxygen | abbreviations fro the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterail blood as measured by a pulse oximeter |
| sphygmomanometer | an instrument for measuring arteral blood pressure |
| stethascope | an instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body |
| systole | the phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract, sending blood out the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary aorta |
| systolic pressure | the point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which is recorded during systole |
| tachycardia | an abnormally fast fast heart rate (more than 100 beats per minute) |
| tachypnea | an abnormal incresincrease in the respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per minute |
| thready pulse | a pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin |
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