EMT Medical Terminology COMPREHENSIVE
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Acidosis - (ANSWER)an acid condition of the body - can occur with decreased
ventilations - not enough carbon dioxide is eliminated. With water, CO2 becomes
carbonic acid.
Alkalosis - (ANSWER)an alkaline condition of the body - can occur with
hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide
Adjuncts - (ANSWER)things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery of oxygen
Agitation - (ANSWER)an emotional state of being restless, anxious, nervous
Aggravation - (ANSWER)an emotional state of being angry, or extremely unhappy
about something
Algorithm - (ANSWER)an illustrative method to summarize assessment and
treatment information. Memory aids.
Antecubital - (ANSWER)pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place to start an
IV
Arthritis - (ANSWER)an inflammation of the joints
,Aspirate - (ANSWER)to suck into
Atrophy - (ANSWER)a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it wastes away
Bifurcate - (ANSWER)to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the carina into two
main stem bronchi
Blunt trauma - (ANSWER)an injury that was caused by a blunt object - no break in
the skin
Child - (ANSWER)pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14
Compromise - (ANSWER)to make worse - compromised airway
Contraindicated - (ANSWER)a condition that renders a treatment improper or
undesirable
Copious - (ANSWER)large amounts
Dermatology - (ANSWER)the study of the skin
Ectopic - (ANSWER)out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats)
, Edema - (ANSWER)swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area
Electrodes - (ANSWER)the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG
Embolus - (ANSWER)a lump of something traveling through the blood vessel (air,
fat from a fracture or blood clot)
Emphysema - (ANSWER)means trapped air - a chronic respiratory disease that
involves trapping air
Epistaxis - (ANSWER)medical term for nosebleed
Epidemiology - (ANSWER)the study of the distribution of illness & injury across a
population and the applying this knowledge to help control disease
Etiology - (ANSWER)the study of the cause of a disease
Evisceration - (ANSWER)an open wound where internal organs are visible on the
outside such as an abdominal evisceration
Exacerbate - (ANSWER)to make worse - increased severity of symptoms
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passed!
Acidosis - (ANSWER)an acid condition of the body - can occur with decreased
ventilations - not enough carbon dioxide is eliminated. With water, CO2 becomes
carbonic acid.
Alkalosis - (ANSWER)an alkaline condition of the body - can occur with
hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide
Adjuncts - (ANSWER)things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery of oxygen
Agitation - (ANSWER)an emotional state of being restless, anxious, nervous
Aggravation - (ANSWER)an emotional state of being angry, or extremely unhappy
about something
Algorithm - (ANSWER)an illustrative method to summarize assessment and
treatment information. Memory aids.
Antecubital - (ANSWER)pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place to start an
IV
Arthritis - (ANSWER)an inflammation of the joints
,Aspirate - (ANSWER)to suck into
Atrophy - (ANSWER)a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it wastes away
Bifurcate - (ANSWER)to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the carina into two
main stem bronchi
Blunt trauma - (ANSWER)an injury that was caused by a blunt object - no break in
the skin
Child - (ANSWER)pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14
Compromise - (ANSWER)to make worse - compromised airway
Contraindicated - (ANSWER)a condition that renders a treatment improper or
undesirable
Copious - (ANSWER)large amounts
Dermatology - (ANSWER)the study of the skin
Ectopic - (ANSWER)out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats)
, Edema - (ANSWER)swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area
Electrodes - (ANSWER)the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG
Embolus - (ANSWER)a lump of something traveling through the blood vessel (air,
fat from a fracture or blood clot)
Emphysema - (ANSWER)means trapped air - a chronic respiratory disease that
involves trapping air
Epistaxis - (ANSWER)medical term for nosebleed
Epidemiology - (ANSWER)the study of the distribution of illness & injury across a
population and the applying this knowledge to help control disease
Etiology - (ANSWER)the study of the cause of a disease
Evisceration - (ANSWER)an open wound where internal organs are visible on the
outside such as an abdominal evisceration
Exacerbate - (ANSWER)to make worse - increased severity of symptoms
