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Lesson 21/Medical Reports

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inspection   look at body with naked eye  
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auscultation   listen with stethoscope  
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palpation   feel with examining hands  
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percussion   tap different parts of body during exam  
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chickenpox   childhood disease  
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measles   childhood disease  
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appendectomy   surgical removal of appendix  
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multivitamin   many vitamins  
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PCN, penicillin   antibiotic  
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living and well   description used in H  
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complications   morbid process during disease which is not an essential part of the disease  
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well healed   description used in examination  
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discoloration   not normal coloration  
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tinnitus   sensation of noise in ears  
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hoarseness   rough, harsh quality of voice  
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murmur   soft sound heard on asculation  
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dyspnea   difficult or labored breathing  
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orthopnea   discomfort in breathing except in upright position  
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hemoptysis   coughing up blood  
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/ptysis   coughing up  
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stools formed   stools of normal consistency  
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dysuria   difficulty or pain in urination  
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nocturia   urinating at night  
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noct/i, nyct/o   at night  
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urgency   strong desire to urinate accompanied by fear of leakage  
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stress incontinence   lack of restraint regarding urination or feces  
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para   woman who has produced viable young  
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gravida   pregnant  
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BCP, birth control pills   oral contraceptive  
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menstrual   periodic physiologic hemorrhage  
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LNMP   last normal menstral period (or cycle)  
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headache   diffuse pain in head  
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vertigo   sensation of whirling  
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convulsions   involuntary spasms  
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well nourished, well developed   properly fed, proper development, growth; hyphenated only if followed by noun  
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no acute distress   no short or sharp cause of discomfort  
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alert and oriented   description used in H  
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EOMs   extraocular movements  
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funduscopic   bottom part of hollow organ seen with scope  
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fund/u, fund/i   fundus of the eye  
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unremarkable   not remarkable  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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PMI   point of maximal impulse  
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bruit   ausculatory sound  
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midclavicular   middle of the collarbone  
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symmetrical   correspondence of parts on opposite sides of body  
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scaphoid   boat-shaped  
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genitalia   genital organs  
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hemorrhoids, hemorrhoidal   certain arteries and veins supplying rectum and anus  
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stool guaiac   test for blood in stool  
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equal and full   evaluation of pupils  
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cranial nerves II-XII   nerves in the head  
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grossly intact   completely intact  
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normoreflexive   normal reflexes  
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mammogram   radiograph of the breast  
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mamm/o, mast/o   breast (entire breast) breast tissue  
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Pap smear   specimen for examination of vaginal mucus  
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referral   act of referring  
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genitourinary   relating to organs of reproduction and urination  
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extremities   shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, foot  
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UCI, UCD   unusual childhood illnesses, unusual childhood diseases  
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rhinoplasty   repair of nose defect  
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septal deviation   abnormal wall dividing two cavities  
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asymmetrical   disproportion between two or more like parts  
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distortion   out of normal shape  
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progressive   advancing  
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quarterly   divided into fourths  
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prognosis   forecast of probable outcome  
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heart tones   firmness or normal functioning of heart muscle  
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normal bowel sounds   normal sounds heard on examination  
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rebound tenderness   reversed response on withdrawal of stimulus  
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noncontributory   does not contribute  
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Sumycin   anti-infective  
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Ovcon-35, 28 day   oral contraceptive  
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Tagamet   antiulcer agent  
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