FCNU 2030 HEALTH ASSESSMENT-MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY QUIZ II
Terms
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- away from
- Ab
- to, toward
- Ad
- up
- Ana
- against
- Anti
- life
- Bio
- together
- Con
- to undo, free from
- Dis
- back of body
- Dors/i
- outside
- Ecto
- inward
- Eso
- cause (of disease)
- Eti/o
- under, below
- Infra
- bad
- Mal
- middle
- Meso
- one
- Uni
- death (cells of body)
- Necro
- night
- Noct/i
- organ
- Organ/o
- light
- Photo
- first
- Prim/i
- back
- Retro
- half
- Semi
- over, above
- Super
- three
- Tri
- beyond, excess
- Ultra
- cell
- -cytle
- condition
- -iasis
- disease
- -pathy
- inflammation
- -itis
- instrument for visual examination
- -scope
- pain
- -algia
- killing
- -cidal
- vomiting
- -emesis
- smell
- -odia
- vision
- -opia
- infection
- -sepsis
- air, gas
- Aer/o
- alveolus
- Alveol/o
- rib
- Cost/o
- breast
- Mast/o
- breath
- Spir/o
- bronchus
- Bronch/i
- bronchiole
- Bronchiol/e
- chest
- Steth/o
- lobe
- Lob/o
- lung
- Pulmon/o
- lung, air
- Pneumon/o
- milk
- Lact/o
- mucus
- Muc/o
- sternum
- Stern/o
- thorax(chest)
- Thorac/o
- breathing
- -pnea
- carbon dioxide
- -capnia
- thorax
- -thorax
- surgical procedure to aspirate fluid
- -centesis
- anterior axillary line
- AAL
- anterior/posterior
- AP
- adult respiratory disease syndrome
- ARDS
- breast self examination
- BSE
- chest x-ray
- CXR
- electrocardiogram
- ECG/EKG
- head of bed
- HOB
- history and physical
- H & P
- intermittent positive pressure breathing
- IPPB
- left lower lobe
- LLL
- left upper lobe
- LUL
- oxygen
- O2
- mid-clavicular line
- MCL
- mid-vertebral line
- MVL
- mid-scapular line
- MSL
- posterior axillary line
- PAL
- pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- PCP
- shortness of breath
- SOB
- turn, cough, and deep breathe
- TCDB
- tracheostomy
- Trach
- bronchial asthma
- BA
- cystic fibrosis
- CF
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- COPD
- obstructive sleep apnea
- OSA
- respiratory distress syndrome
- RDS
- sudden, acute respiratory syndrome
- SARS
- upper respiratory infection
- URI
- smallest structure of mammary gland
- Alveoli
- caked area surrounding nipple
- Areola
- thin, yellow fluid
- Colostrum
- benign breast mass
- Fibroadenoma
- excessive breast development in male
- Gynecomastia
- nipples depressed
- Inverted
- inflammation of breast
- Mastitis
- orange peel appearance of breast due to adema
- Peau d' orange
- dimpled or pucker on the skin
- Retraction
- atrophic pink, purple, or white linear streaks on the breasts or other areas of the body (stretch marks)due to fast weight gain
- Striae
- extension of breast tissue into axillae
- Tail of Spence
- functional units of the lung; site of respiratory exchange of CO2 and O2
- Alveoli
- manubriosternal angle, continuous with the 2nd rib
- Angle of Louis
- cessation of breathing
- Apnea
- abnormal resp. condition characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and dyspnea
- Asthma
- abnormal resp. condition characterized by collapsed,shrunken, deflated section of alveoli
- Atelectasis
- slow breathing < 10 breaths per minute
- Bradypnea
- a smaller resp. passageway into which the segmental bronchi divide
- Bronchiole
- abnormal resp. condition characterized by inflammation of the bronchi, resulting in partial obstruction from excessive mucus
- Bronchitis
- normal breath sound heard over major bronchi, 1st and 2nd intercostal space
- Bronchovesicular
- abnormal resp. condition characterized by airway obstruction (bronchitis, emphysema)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/COPD
- millions of hair-like cells lining the tracheobronchial tree
- Cilia
- solidification of portions of lung tissue (pneumnonia)
- Consolidation
- abnormal, discontinuous, adventitious lung sounds heard on inspiration (rales)
- Crackles
- course crackling sensation palpable over the skin when air escapes from lungs
- Crepitus
- difficult, labored breathing
- Dyspnea
- abnormal respiratory condition characterized by air trapping of alveoli
- Emphysema
- palpable vibration from the spoken voice felt over the chest wall
- Fremitus
- coarse, grating, adventitious lung sound heard when the pleurae are inflamed
- Friction rub
- increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood
- Hypercapnia
- increased rate and depth of breathing
- Hyperventilation
- decreased level of 02 in the blood
- Hypoxemia
- space between the ribs
- Intercostal space
- ability to breathe easily only in an upright position
- Orthopnea
- sudden awakening fromo sleeping with shortness of breath
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dypsnea
- abnormal fluid between layers of the pleura
- Pleural effusion
- low-pitched, musical, snoring caused by airway obstruction (adventitious)
- Rhonchi
-
rapid, shallow breathing
> 24 breaths per minute - Tachypnea
- soft, low-pitched normal breath sounds heard over peripheral lung fields
- Vesicular
- high-pitched, musical, squeaking adventitious lung sound
- Wheeze
- lower tip of the sternum
- Xiphoid process
- aorta
- Aort/o
- vessel
- Angi/o
- artery
- Arteri/o
- arteriole
- Arteriol/o
- yellowish fatty plaque
- Ather/o
- atrium
- Atri/o
- heart
- Coron/o
- neck, neck-like
- Trachel/o
- valve
- Valvul/o
- vessel, duct
- Vas/o
- vein
- Ven/o
- ventricle
- Ventricul/o
- constricted structure
- -stenosis
- apical impulse
- AI
- arteriovenous or atrioventricualar (as in valves)
- AV
- beats per minute
- BPM
- coronary artery bypass graft
- CABG
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- CPR
- left ventricular hypertrophy
- LVH
- point of maximum impulse
- PMI
- right ventricular hypertrophy
- RVH
- first heart sound: closure of AV valves
- S1
- second heart sound: closure of semilunar valves
- S2
- semilunar valves or stroke volume
- SV
- left semilunar valve separating left ventricle and the aorta
- Aortic valve
- tip of the heart pointing down toward the 5th intercostal space
- Apex of heart
- point of maximal impulse pulsation created as the left ventricle rotates against the chest wall during systole (5th left intercostals space in mid-clavicular line)
- Apical impulse
- heart stops beating
- Asystole
- broader area of heart's outline located at the 3rd right and left intercostal spaces
- Base of the heart
- cup-shaped end piece used for soft, low-pitched heart sounds
- Bell (of the stethoscope)
-
slow heart rate
<50 beats per minute in the adult - Bradycardia
- bulbous enlargement of distal phalanges of fingers and toes that occurs with chronic cyanotic heart and lung conditions
- Clubbing
- dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous membranes due to excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
- Cyanosis
- flat end piece of the stethoscope for high-pitched sounds
- Diaphragm (of the stethoscope)
- the heart's filling phase
- Diastole
- swelling of legs or dependent body part due to increased interstitial fluid
- Edema
- traditional auscultatory area in the 3rd left intercostal space
- Erb's point
- occurs with closure of the atrioventricular valves signaling the beginning of systole
- First heart sound (S1)
- technique of moving the stethoscope incrementally across the precordium through the auscultatory areas while listening to the heart sounds
- Inching
- left atrioventricular valve separating the left atria and ventricle
- Mitral valve
- uncomfortable awareness of rapid or irregular heart rate
- Palpitation
- high-pitched scratchy extra cardiac sound heard when the precordium is inflamed
- Pericardial friction rub
- normal variation in S2 heard as two separate components during inspiration
- Physiological splitting
- area of the chest wall overlying the heart and great vessels
- Precordium
- right semilunar valve separating the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
- Pulmonic valve
- occurs with closure of the semilunar valves, aortic and pulmonic, and signals the end of systole and the beginning of diastole
- Second Heart Sound (S2)
- temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased cerebral blood flow (fainting), caused by ventricular asystole, pronounced bradycardia, or ventricular fibrillation
- Syncope
- the heart's pumping phase
- Systole
-
rapid heart rate,
> 100 beats per minute in the adult - Tachycardia
- palpable vibration on the chest wall accompanying severe heart murmur
- Thrill
- right atrioventricular valve separating the right atria and ventricle
- Tricuspid valve
- abdomen
- Lapar/o
- appendix
- Appendic/o
- cecum
- Cec/o
- abdomen (cavity)
- celi/o
- bile duct
- Cholangi/o
- gall,bile
- Chol/e
- colon
- Col/o
- bladder
- Vesic/o
- diaphragm
- Diaphragmat/o
- diverticulum
- Diverticul/o
- duodenum
- Duoden/o
- intestines
- Enter/o
- esophagus
- Esophag/o
- stomach
- Gastr/o
- liver
- Hepat/o
- hernia
- Herni/o
- ileum
- Ili/o
- jejunum
- Jejun/o
- stone, calculus
- Lith/o
- kidney
- Ren/o
- umbilicus
- Omphal/o
- pancreas
- Pancreat/o
- pelvis
- Pelv/o
- peritoneum
- Peritone/o
- ureter
- Ureter/o
- urethra
- Urethro/o
- urine
- Ur/o
- internal organs
- Viscer/o
- absence of normal opening
- -atresia
- cut into, incision
- -otomy
- artificial opening
- -ostomy
- digestion
- -pepsia
- eating, swallowing
- -phagia
- urine, urination
- -uria
- Abdomen/abdominal
- Abd.
- bowel movement
- BM
- bowel sounds
- BS
- costovertebral angle
- CVA
- gastrointestinal
- GI
- left lower quadrant
- LLQ
- left upper quadrant
- LUQ
- nausea and vomiting
- N & V
- right lower quadrant
- RLQ
- right upper quadrant
- RUQ
- defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall
- Aneurysm
- loss of appetite for food
- Anorexia
- abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity
- Ascites
- blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery is partially obstructed
- Bruit
- first or proximal part of large intestine
- Cecum
- inflammation of the gallbladder
- Cholecycystitis
- lower border of rib margin formed by the medial edges of the 8th, 9th, 10th ribs
- Costal margin
- angle formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column on the posterior thorax, overlying the kidney
- Costovertebral angle
- difficulty swallowing
- Dysphagia
- name of abd. region between the costal margins
- Epigastrium
- abnormal enlargement of liver
- Hepatomegaly
- abnormal protrusion of bowel through weakening in abd. musculature
- Hernia
- ligament extending from pubic bone to anterior superior iliac spine, forming lower border of abd.
- Inguinal ligament
- abnormal enlargement of internal organ(s)
- Organomegaly
- complete absence of peristaltic movement that may follow abd. surgery or complete bowel obstruction
- Paralytic ileus
- inflammation of the peritoneum
- Peritonitis
- abnormally sunken abd. wall as with malnutrition or underweight
- Scaphoid