Terms/Diseases Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Hematemesis | Vomiting blood |
| Hepatomegaly | Enlarged Liver |
| Peristalsis | Rhythmic contractions that move food and waste throughout the gastrointestinal system |
| Mastication | Chewing |
| Dysphagia | Difficulty swallowing |
| Auscultation | Using a stethoscope to listen to breath sounds, heart sounds and bowel sounds |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | The sudden unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year of age that doesn’t have a known cause |
| Pulmonary Embolism | A blood clot that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs |
| Aspiration Pneumonia | Food, Saliva or vomit is inhaled into the lungs causing infection |
| Hyperlipidemia | Elevated levels of fat in the blood |
| Myocardial Infarction | Lack of oxygen to part of the heart muscle causes death to the myocardial cells resulting in chest pain aka heart attack |
| Necrosis | Death of body tissue |
| Pediculosis | Head lice |
| Urticaria | Hives |
| Anaphylaxis | A severe, life threatening allergic reaction |
| Vitiligo | A skin disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color |
| Verruca | Wart |
| Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
| Orthostatic Hypotension | Low blood pressure that occurs when there is a change in body position, such as lying down to standing |
| Malignant Melanoma | A dangerous form of skin cancer caused by an overgrowth of melanin-producing cells |
| Orthopnea | Must sit straight up to breathe |
| Bronchiectasis | A disease in which the large airways in the lungs become permanently wider and is frequently seen in patients with Cystic Fibrosis |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | A combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema caused by chronic exposure to pollution or smoking |
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