Basic Medical Terminology (Scribe) 100% Correct

Basic Medical Terminology (Scribe) 100% Correct Abrasion Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive Acute New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic Benign normal. of no danger to health bradycardia slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) cardiomegaly enlarged heart cholecystitis inflamation of the cholecyst (gallbladder) chronic long standing constant. opposite of acute COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease commonly seen in smokers coronary artery artery that supplies heart tissue with blood cerebrovascular accident (cva) stroke; lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage diaphoresis sweating distal farther away from trunk of body deep vain thrombosis a blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity dyspnea problems with breathing dysuria painful urination ecchymosis a bruise emesis vomiting edema swelling epistaxis nose bleed erythema/ erythematous redness/red grossly obviously;wholly;a lot hematemesis very large amount of blood in vomit hematuria very large amount of blood in the urine hemoptysis coughing up very large amounts of blood hemorrhage excess or profuse bleeding hepatomegaly enlarged liver hypertension high blood pressure hypotension low blood pressure hypoxia low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood infarct area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply inferior lower on the body, farther from the head ischemia lack of blood supply laceration splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp) lateral farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from the nose to belly button) medial nearer to the midline melena black tarry stool myocardial infarction (MI) death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia myalgia muscle pain;muscle aches oriented x3 oriented to person place and time pallor pale skin pulmonary embolism (PE) blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot posterior/dostal rear or back side of the body proximal nearer to the trunk of the body purulent pus like rales crackles;wet crackling noise in lungs rhinorrhea clear nasal discharge; runny nose rhonchi rattling noise of mucous in the lungs sepsis dangerous infection of the blood STEMI ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia Superior higher on the body nearer to the head supine body position laying face up syncope "passing out" loss of consciousness or fainting tachycardia fast heart rate (greater than 100 bpm) transient ischemic attack (tia) minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time vertigo condition of dizziness "room spinning" wheezing high pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease