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eccymosis
black and blue bruise (due to break in the skin)
TERM 2
decubitus
DEFINITION 2
position of lying down or bedsore/ulcer on bony prominences
from lying for long periods
TERM 3
erythema
DEFINITION 3
redness
TERM 4
laceration
DEFINITION 4
a cut in the skin, torn tissue
TERM 5
nevus
DEFINITION 5
mole or birthmark
pediculosis
communicable condition of lice infestation
TERM 7
pruritus
DEFINITION 7
itching
TERM 8
scabies
DEFINITION 8
communicable mite infestation
TERM 9
tinea
DEFINITION 9
communicable fungus infection (ringworm)
TERM 10
urticaria
DEFINITION 10
hives
y/o
years old
TERM 17
A.D.R.
DEFINITION 17
adverse drug reaction
TERM 18
C.O.L.D. C.O.P.D.
DEFINITION 18
chronic obstructive lung disease chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
TERM 19
C.V.A.
DEFINITION 19
cerebrovascular accident
TERM 20
CXR
DEFINITION 20
chest xray
D/C or dc
discontinue or discharge
TERM 22
D.N.R.
DEFINITION 22
do not resuscitate
TERM 23
D.O.B.
DEFINITION 23
date of birth
TERM 24
D.V.T.
DEFINITION 24
deep vein thrombosis
TERM 25
F.B.
DEFINITION 25
foreign body
P.R.N. or P.M.H.
as needed post medical history
TERM 32
T
DEFINITION 32
temperature
TERM 33
T.I.A.
DEFINITION 33
transient ischemic attack (ministroke)
TERM 34
U.R.I.
DEFINITION 34
upper respiratory infection
TERM 35
U.T.I. or V.S.
DEFINITION 35
urinary tract infection or vital signs
W.N.L.
within normal limits
TERM 37
h.s.
DEFINITION 37
hours of sleep
TERM 38
a.c.
DEFINITION 38
before meals
TERM 39
p.c.
DEFINITION 39
after meals
TERM 40
circum-
DEFINITION 40
around
epi-
above or upon i.e. = epigastric
TERM 47
infra-
DEFINITION 47
under i.e. = infrasternal stern = breast bone
TERM 48
meta-
DEFINITION 48
beyond, change i.e. = metastasis
TERM 49
peri-
DEFINITION 49
around, surround i.e. = pericardium
TERM 50
retro-
DEFINITION 50
behind, back (related to turning) i.e. retroversion
sinistro-
left i.e. = sinistrorotation
TERM 52
anterior (or ventral)
DEFINITION 52
front, toward front
TERM 53
posterior (or dorsal)
DEFINITION 53
back, toward the rear
TERM 54
superior (or cephalic)
DEFINITION 54
above (related to the head)
TERM 55
inferior (or caudal)
DEFINITION 55
below
oblique
at an angle
TERM 62
lateral
DEFINITION 62
side, related to
TERM 63
bilateral
DEFINITION 63
both sides, related to
TERM 64
decubitus (or recumbent)
DEFINITION 64
lying down, position of
TERM 65
Fowler's
DEFINITION 65
sitting up, position of (enables easier respiration)
Trendelenburg
legs elevated higher than heart, position of (increases
venous return)
TERM 67
sagittal
DEFINITION 67
vertical body plane, related to
TERM 68
coronal
DEFINITION 68
vertical body plane that divides the body between anterior
and posterior, related to
TERM 69
transverse
DEFINITION 69
horizontal body plane that divides the body across between
superior and inferior
TERM 70
quadrants
DEFINITION 70
four anterior divisions of the abdomen, identified from
patient's perspective
chronic
long term illness w/ slow onset and familiar sx
TERM 77
adhesion
DEFINITION 77
fibrous scar tissue that tends to form in an unruly manner
TERM 78
afebrile
DEFINITION 78
w/o fever
TERM 79
febrile
DEFINITION 79
fever
TERM 80
axilla
DEFINITION 80
armpit
anomaly
abnormally
TERM 82
biopsy
DEFINITION 82
procedure for examining life or living tissue
TERM 83
catheter
DEFINITION 83
flexible, plastic tube (often for fluid passage)
TERM 84
communicable
DEFINITION 84
contagious
TERM 85
congenital
DEFINITION 85
present at birth
emesis
vomit
TERM 92
thrombus
DEFINITION 92
stationary blood clot
TERM 93
etiology
DEFINITION 93
process of studying cause
TERM 94
exacerbation
DEFINITION 94
worsening or returning of symprtoms
TERM 95
hemorrhage
DEFINITION 95
sudden onset of profuse bleeding
hemostasis
controlled bleeding
TERM 97
hepatorrhexis
DEFINITION 97
liver rupture
TERM 98
homeostasis
DEFINITION 98
body's maintenence of internal balance
TERM 99
iatrogenic
DEFINITION 99
side effect or response to a physician's Tx
TERM 100
icterus
DEFINITION 100
jaundice
