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Vital Signs

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Adventitious sounds   abnormal breath sounds  
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Aferbrile   without fever; the body temperature is normal  
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Antecubital space   the space located at the front of the elbow  
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Antipyretic   an agent that reduces fever  
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Aorta   the major trunk of the arterial system of the body. The aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle.  
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Apnea   the temporarry cessation of breathing  
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Axilla   the armpit  
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Adventitious sounds   abnormal breath sounds  
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Aferbrile   without fever; the body temperature is normal  
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Antecubital space   the space located at the front of the elbow  
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Bradypnea   an abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute  
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Aorta   the major trunk of the arterial system of the body. The aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle.  
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Apnea    
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Conduction   the transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object to another by direct contact  
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Axilla   the armpit  
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Convection   the transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents  
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  a pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full  
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Bradycardia   an abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 BPM)  
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Bradypnea   an abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute  
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Celsius scale   a temperature scale on which feezing point of water is 0 derees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees; also called the centigrate scale  
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Conduction   the transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object to another by direct contact  
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Convection   the transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents  
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Crisis   a sudden falling of an elevated body temerature to normal  
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Cyanosis   bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes  
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Diastole   the phase in cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions  
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Diastolic pressure   the points of lesser pressure on the arterial wall,which is recorded during diastole  
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Dyspnea   shortness of breath or difficulty breathing  
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Dysrhythmia   an irregular rhythem;also termed arrhythmia  
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Eupnea   normal respiration. the rate is 16 to 20 respirations per minute, the rhythem is even and regular,and the depth is normal  
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Exhalation   the act of breathing out  
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Fahrenheit   a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees  
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Febrile   pertaining to fever  
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Fever   a body temperature that is above normal;synonym for pyrexia  
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Frenulum linguae   the middle fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth  
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Hyperpnea   an abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respiration  
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Hyperpyrexia   an extremely high fever  
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Hypertension   high blood pressure  
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Hyperventilation   an abnormally fast and deep type of breathing,usually associated with acute anxiety conditions  
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Hypopnea   an abnormal decrease in the rate and depth of respiration  
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Hypotension   low blood pressure  
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Hypothermia   a body temperature that is below normal  
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Hypoxemia   a decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood. Hypoxemia may lead to hypoxia  
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Hypoxia   a reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissuea of the body  
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Inhalation   the act of breathing in  
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Intercostal   between the ribs  
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Korotokoff sounds   sounds heard during the measurment of blood pressure that are used to determine the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings  
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Malaise   a vague sense of body discomfort,weakness,and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continues through the course of the illness  
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Manometer   an instument for measureing pressure  
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Meniscus   the curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube  
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Orthopnea   the condition in which breathing is easier when an individual is in a sitting or standing position  
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Pulse oximeter   a computerized device consisting of a probe and monitor used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood  
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Pulse oximetry   the use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood  
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Pulse pressure   the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures  
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Pulse rhythm   the time interval between heartbeats  
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Pulse volume   the strength of the heartbeat  
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Radiaion   the transfer of energy,such as heat, in the form of waves  
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SaO2(saturation of arterial oxygen)   abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood  
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SpO2(saturation of peripheral oxygen   abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter  
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Sphygmomanometer   an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure  
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Stethoscope   in instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body  
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Systole   the phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract,sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulminary aorta  
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Systolic pressure   the point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls,which is recordedduring systole  
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Tachycardia   an abnormally fast heart rate(more than 100 beats per minute)  
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Tachypnea   an abnormal increase inthe respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per minute  
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Thready pulse   a pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin  
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