Scribeology Medical Terminology
Exam A+ Pass
Conjunctiva - Answer- Membrane lining of the eyelids and covering of the eyeball;
"white part"
Conjunctival injection - Answer- Redness of the conjunctiva
Diplopia - Answer- double vision
Nystagmus - Answer- Involuntary rapid movements of the eyes
Cerumen - Answer- ear wax
Dentalgia - Answer- dental pain
Dentition - Answer- indicating the condition of teeth (i.e. intact)
Dysphagia - Answer- Painful/difficulty swallowing
Epistaxis - Answer- nosebleed
Hemotympanum - Answer- blood in the middle ear
Rhinorrhea - Answer- runny nose
Septal Deviation - Answer- displacement of the nasal septum
Tinnitus - Answer- ringing of the ears
Trismus - Answer- Inability to open jaw
Accessory muscle use - Answer- Visible usage of muscles not normally used to breathe
Bradypnea - Answer- unusually slow breathing
Cyanosis - Answer- When the skin turns purple or dark blue (typically due to hypoxia)
Alert and oriented - Answer- measuring of mental function, measured in orientation to
person, place, time, and situation. If a person is oriented to all 4, it is recorded as
A&Ox4
Atraumatic - Answer- No evidence of trauma to the body
, Diaphoresis - Answer- excessive sweating
Febrile - Answer- having a fever
Malaise - Answer- Generalized discomfort or weakness
Normocephalic - Answer- Normal shaped head
Polydipsia - Answer- excessive thirst
Polyuria - Answer- excessive urination
Dyspnea - Answer- shortness of breath
Expiration - Answer- breathing out
Hemoptysis - Answer- coughing up blood
Inspiration - Answer- breathing in
Intubated - Answer- introduction of a tube into a hallow organ, such as the trachea
Orthopnea - Answer- difficulty breathing when laying down
Rale - Answer- Abnormal sound heard in lungs
Respiratory Distress - Answer- Difficulty breathing
Retraction - Answer- visible pulling inward of the muscles between the ribs when
inhaling
Rhonchi - Answer- Whistling sound heard when there is a partial obstruction of the nose
Speech dyspnea - Answer- Shortness of breath when speaking
Stridor - Answer- Sound heard when there is an obstruction of the airways
Tachypnea - Answer- unusually fast breathing
Wheeze - Answer- Difficulty breathing makes a whistling sound that is a result from the
narrowing of the lumen in respiratory passages
Aneurysm - Answer- Widening of a blood vessel that results in a blood sac
Angina - Answer- Severe, constricting chest pain due to heart tissues not receiving
enough blood
Exam A+ Pass
Conjunctiva - Answer- Membrane lining of the eyelids and covering of the eyeball;
"white part"
Conjunctival injection - Answer- Redness of the conjunctiva
Diplopia - Answer- double vision
Nystagmus - Answer- Involuntary rapid movements of the eyes
Cerumen - Answer- ear wax
Dentalgia - Answer- dental pain
Dentition - Answer- indicating the condition of teeth (i.e. intact)
Dysphagia - Answer- Painful/difficulty swallowing
Epistaxis - Answer- nosebleed
Hemotympanum - Answer- blood in the middle ear
Rhinorrhea - Answer- runny nose
Septal Deviation - Answer- displacement of the nasal septum
Tinnitus - Answer- ringing of the ears
Trismus - Answer- Inability to open jaw
Accessory muscle use - Answer- Visible usage of muscles not normally used to breathe
Bradypnea - Answer- unusually slow breathing
Cyanosis - Answer- When the skin turns purple or dark blue (typically due to hypoxia)
Alert and oriented - Answer- measuring of mental function, measured in orientation to
person, place, time, and situation. If a person is oriented to all 4, it is recorded as
A&Ox4
Atraumatic - Answer- No evidence of trauma to the body
, Diaphoresis - Answer- excessive sweating
Febrile - Answer- having a fever
Malaise - Answer- Generalized discomfort or weakness
Normocephalic - Answer- Normal shaped head
Polydipsia - Answer- excessive thirst
Polyuria - Answer- excessive urination
Dyspnea - Answer- shortness of breath
Expiration - Answer- breathing out
Hemoptysis - Answer- coughing up blood
Inspiration - Answer- breathing in
Intubated - Answer- introduction of a tube into a hallow organ, such as the trachea
Orthopnea - Answer- difficulty breathing when laying down
Rale - Answer- Abnormal sound heard in lungs
Respiratory Distress - Answer- Difficulty breathing
Retraction - Answer- visible pulling inward of the muscles between the ribs when
inhaling
Rhonchi - Answer- Whistling sound heard when there is a partial obstruction of the nose
Speech dyspnea - Answer- Shortness of breath when speaking
Stridor - Answer- Sound heard when there is an obstruction of the airways
Tachypnea - Answer- unusually fast breathing
Wheeze - Answer- Difficulty breathing makes a whistling sound that is a result from the
narrowing of the lumen in respiratory passages
Aneurysm - Answer- Widening of a blood vessel that results in a blood sac
Angina - Answer- Severe, constricting chest pain due to heart tissues not receiving
enough blood
