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Diagnostic terms 111
diagnostic and symptomatic terms (green box)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acidosis | Excessive acidity of body fluids |
| anosmia | Absence of or decrease of sense of smell |
| Apnea | temporary loss of breathing |
| asphyxia | condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen |
| atelectasis | collapsed or airless state of the lung |
| Cheyne-Stokes respiration | repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation in the depth of respiration |
| compliance | ease with which the lung tissue can be stretched |
| coryza | head cold |
| croup | barking cough |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| hypoxeima | deficiency of oxygen in the blood |
| hypoxia | absence or deficiency of oxygen in the tissues |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleural membrance |
| pneumoconiosis | disease caused by inhalind dust particles |
| rale | abnormal respiratory sounds heard on ausculation |
| ronchus | resembles snoring |
| wheeze | whistling or sighing sound on ausculation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory pathway |
| anorexia | lack or loss of appetite |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| ascites | accumulation of seroud fluid in the abdomen |
| borborygmus | rumbling caused by passage of gas through the liquid content of the intestine |
| cachexia | general lack of nutrition and wasting occurring |
| cholelithiasis | presence or formation of gall stones |
| crohn disease | chronic inflammation of the ileum |
| cirrhosis | chronic irreversible degenerative disease of the liver |
| colic | spasm in any hollow organ accompanied by pain |
| deglutition | act of swallowing |
| dysentery | inflammation of the intestine |
| dypepsia | epigastric discomfort after eating (indigestion) |
| dysphagia | inability or difficulty in swallowing |
| eructation | producing gas from the stomach |
| flatus | gas in the GI tract |
| hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
| obstipation | intestinal obstruction |
| melena | passage of dark-colored stool (bloody) |
| peristalsis | progressive wavelike movement that occurs in the GI tract |
| steatorrhea | passage of fat in large amounts in the feces |
| aneurysm | localized abnormal dilation of a vessel |
| arrest | condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop |
| arrhythmia | inability of the heart to maintain a stead rhythm |
| cardiomyopathy | any disease of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function |
| catheter | thin, flexible, hollow plastic tube |
| embolus | traveling blood clot |
| fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions |
| hemostasis | arrest of bleeding or circulation |
| hyperlipidemia | excessive amounts of lipids |
| implantable cardioverter-defibrillator | corrects irregular heart rhythm |
| infarct | area of tissue that undergoes necrosis |
| ischemia | temporary deficiency of blood supply |
| palpitation | sensation that the heart is not beating normally, possibly including "thumping", "fluttering", "skipped beats" |
| perfusion | circulation of blood through tissues |
| thrombus | blood clot that obstructs a vessel |
| stent | slender or threadlike device used to hold open vessels |
| ascites | accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal or pleural cavity |
| bacteremia | presence of viable bacteria circulating in the bloodstream |
| graft rejection | recipient's immune system attacks a transplanted organ or tissue |
| hematoma | localized accumulation of blood usually clotted. in an organ, space, or tissue |
| immunity | state of being protected against infectious diseases |
| lymphadenopathy | any disease of the lymph nodes |
| septicemia | blood infection |
| titer | blood test that measure the amount of antibodies in the blood |
| articulation | joint |
| claudication | lameness/limping |
| crepitation | dry, grating sound of bones rubbing together |
| exacerbation | increase in severity of a disease or of any of its symptoms |
| ganglion cyst | tumor of tendon sheath of joint capsule |
| hypotonia | loss of muscular tone |
| talipes | any number of foot deformities |
| multiple myeloma | primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow |
| phantom limb | perceived sensation, following an amputation of a limb, that the limb still exists |
| prosthesis | replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute |
| spondylolithesis | any forward slipping of a vertebra over the one below it |
| spondylosis | degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues |
| sprain | tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete |
| strain | to exert physical force in a manner that may result in injury |
| subluxation | partial or incomplete dislocation |
| anuria | absence of urine production |
| azotemia | retention of excess amounts of nitrogenous compounds |
| dysuria | painful or difficult urination |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine |
| fistula | abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another |
| nephrotic syndrome | loss of large amounts of plasma protein by way of urine |
| nocturia | excessive or frequent urination after going to bed |
| oliguria | diminished capacity to orm and pass urine so that the end products of metabolism cannot be excreted |
| urolithiasis | presence of stones in any urinary structures |
| wilms tumor | rapidly developing malignant neoplasm of the kidney that usually occurs in children |
| anorchidism | ccongenital absence of one or both testes |
| aspermia | failure to form or ejaculate semen |
| balanitis | inflammation of the skin covering the glan penis |
| hydrocele | accumulation of serous fluid in the testes |
| phimosis | stenosis of preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be retracted over the glan penis |
| varicocele | swelling and distension of veins of the spermatic cord |
| fulguration | destruction of tissue using a high-frequency electrical current |
| puerperium | time after childbirth that lasts approximately 6 weeks, during which the anatomic and physiological changes brought about during pregnancy resolve |
| adnexa | accessory parts of a structure |
| atresia | congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening |
| corpus luteum | ovarian scar tissue that results from rupturing of a follicle during ovulation and becomes a small yellow body that produces progesterone |
| dyspareunia | occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse |
| endocervictis | inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri |
| fibroids | benign uterine tumors |
| menarche | beginning of menstrual function |
| oligomenorrhea | scanty or infrequent mentrual flow |
| perineum | region between the vulva and anus |
| vaginismus | painful spasm of the vagina from contraction of the muscles |
| abruptio placentae | premature separation of a normally situated placenta |
| breech presentation | fetal buttocks or feet present rather than the head |
| dystocia | difficult labor |
| eclampsia | most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy |
| gravida | pregnant woman |
| para | woman who has given birth to one or more viable infants |
| parturition | process of giving birth |
| pelvimetry | measurement of pelvic dimensions |
| acromegaly | chronic metabolic disorder characterized by a gradual enlargement and thickening of the bones of the face and jaw |
| diuresis | abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine |
| glycosuria | presence of glucose in the urine |
| Graves disease | hyperthyroidism usually associated with enlarged thyroid and abnormal protrusion of the eyeball |
| hirsutism | excessive distribution of body hair |
| hypervolemia | abnormal increase in the volume of circulating blood |
| panhypopituitarism | total pituitary impairment that brings about a progressive and general loss of hormonal activity |
| thyroid storm | crisis of uncontrolled hyperthyroidism |
| virile | masculine of having characteristics of a man |
| virilism | masculinization in a women or development of male secondary sex characteristics in the woman |
| agnosia | inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spacial, olfactory, or other sensations |
| asthenia | weakness or loss of strength |
| ataxia | lack of muscle coordination in the execution of voluntary movement |
| aura | premonitory awareness of an approaching physical or mental disorder (seizures) |
| cerebral palsy | self-limiting paralysis due to developmental defects in the brain or trauma during the birth process |
| clonic spasm | alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles |
| closed head trauma | injury to the head in which the dura mater remains intact and the brain tissue is not exposed |
| herpes zoster | painful, acute infectious disease of the posterior root ganglia of only a few segments of the spinal of cranial nerves (shingles) |
| sciatica | severe pain in the leg along the sciatic nerve |
| syncope | fainting |
| Transient ischmic attack | temporary interference with blood supply to the brain |
| hydrocephalus | accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain, causing thinning of brain tissue and separation of cranial bones |
| neurosis | unconscious conflict that produces anxiety and other symptoms and leads to maladaptive use of defense mechanisms |
| spina bifida | defect in tissue that forms the brain and spinal cord, fails to close during embryogenesis |
| occulta | form of spina bifida where one or more vertebrae are malformed and the spinal cord is covered with a layer of skin |
| paresthesia | sensation of numbness, prickling, tingling, or heightened sensitivity |
| poliomyelitits | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus |
| achromatopsia | severe congenital deficiency in color perception |
| chalazion | small, hard tumor developing on the eyelid |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva with vascular congestion |
| convergence | medical movement of the two eyeballs so that they are both directed at the same object |
| ectropion | eversion or outward turning of the edge of the lower eyelid |
| entropion | inversion of the lower eyelid |
| epiphora | abnormal overflow of tears |
| exophthalmos | protrusion of one or both eyeballs |
| metamorphopsia | visual distortion of objects |
| nyctalopia | inability to see well in dim light |
| nystagmus | involuntary eye movements |
| photophobia | unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light |
| presbyopia | loss of accommodation of the crystalline lens associated with the aging process |
| retinopathy | any disorder of retinal blood vessels |
| trachoma | chronic, contagious form of conjunctivitis commons in the southwestern states that leads to blindness |
| anacusis | deafness |
| labyrinthitis | inflammation of the inner ear that usually results from an acute febrile process |
| Meniere disease | disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive loss of hearing |
| otitis externa | Infection of the external auditory canal |
| presbyacusis | impairment of hearing resulting from old age |
| tinnitus | perception of ringing when no external sound is present |
| vertigo | hallucination of movement or a feeling of spinning or dizziness |
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