EMS 1055 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY LIST
Tachycardia - Answers -abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
Bradycardia - Answers -abnormally slow heartbeat (less than 60 beats per minute)
Tachypnea - Answers -increased breathing rate
Hypertension - Answers -abnormally high blood pressure
Orthopnea - Answers -difficulty breathing when lying down
Contusion - Answers -bruise
Dyspnea - Answers -difficult or labored breathing
Dysphagia - Answers -difficulty swallowing
Apnea - Answers -cessation of breathing
Hemiparesis - Answers -slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body
Diaphoresis - Answers -excessive sweating
Emesis - Answers -the act of vomiting
Tamponade - Answers -pathologic compression of an organ
Perioral - Answers -surrounding the mouth
Pericardial - Answers -pertaining to around the heart
Hematochezia - Answers -blood in stool
Melena - Answers -black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood
Hypoglycemia - Answers -abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
Myalgia - Answers -muscle pain
Neuropathy - Answers -disease of the nerves
Cyanosis - Answers -bluish discoloration of the skin
Ischemia - Answers -lack of blood flow
Tachycardia - Answers -abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
Bradycardia - Answers -abnormally slow heartbeat (less than 60 beats per minute)
Tachypnea - Answers -increased breathing rate
Hypertension - Answers -abnormally high blood pressure
Orthopnea - Answers -difficulty breathing when lying down
Contusion - Answers -bruise
Dyspnea - Answers -difficult or labored breathing
Dysphagia - Answers -difficulty swallowing
Apnea - Answers -cessation of breathing
Hemiparesis - Answers -slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body
Diaphoresis - Answers -excessive sweating
Emesis - Answers -the act of vomiting
Tamponade - Answers -pathologic compression of an organ
Perioral - Answers -surrounding the mouth
Pericardial - Answers -pertaining to around the heart
Hematochezia - Answers -blood in stool
Melena - Answers -black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood
Hypoglycemia - Answers -abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
Myalgia - Answers -muscle pain
Neuropathy - Answers -disease of the nerves
Cyanosis - Answers -bluish discoloration of the skin
Ischemia - Answers -lack of blood flow
