Definitions For Fundamentals

Front 1

abduction

Back 1

move away from midline

Front 2

abraded

Back 2

scraped skin

Front 3

adduction

Back 3

move toward midline

Front 4

afebrile

Back 4

without fever

Front 5

alopecia

Back 5

baldness

Front 6

ambulatory

Back 6

walking

Front 7

amenorrhea

Back 7

absence of menstruation

Front 8

anorexia

Back 8

loss of apetite

Front 9

anuria

Back 9

absence of urine FORMATION

Front 10

aphaGia

Back 10

inability to swallow

Front 11

apnea

Back 11

temporary cessation of breathing

Front 12

auscultation

Back 12

exam by listening to

Front 13

bradycardia

Back 13

slowness of heartbeat

Front 14

calculi

Back 14

stones in urine

Front 15

cerumen

Back 15

ear wax

Front 16

chemotherapy

Back 16

drug treatment that has a toxic effect on disease causing microorganisms

Front 17

Cheyne-Stokes

Back 17

increasing dyspnea with period of apnea

Front 18

claudication

Back 18

a severe pain in calf which subsides with rest

Front 19

clonic

Back 19

alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles

Front 20

comatose

Back 20

complete unconsciousness

Front 21

contracture

Back 21

immobility of tissue or joint due to fibrosis

Front 22

coryza

Back 22

watery drainage from nose

Front 23

cyanotic

Back 23

when the skin is blue in color

Front 24

decubitus

Back 24

bedsore

Front 25

defecation

Back 25

bowel movement

Front 26

diplopia

Back 26

double vision

Front 27

distal

Back 27

farthest from center or point

Front 28

diuresis

Back 28

large amount of urine output

Front 29

dysphaSia

Back 29

difficulty in speaking

Front 30

dyspnea

Back 30

difficulty breathing

Front 31

dysuria

Back 31

painful urination

Front 32

ecchymosis

Back 32

hemmorrhagic areas (bruising)

Front 33

emaciated

Back 33

thin, underweight

Front 34

emesis

Back 34

vomiting, the product is vomitus

Front 35

emetic

Back 35

agent given to produce emesis

Front 36

enuresis

Back 36

bedwetting

Front 37

epistaxis

Back 37

nosebleed

Front 38

eructation

Back 38

belching

Front 39

erythema

Back 39

redness of skin

Front 40

excoriation

Back 40

raw surface on skin

Front 41

exopthalamus

Back 41

abnormal protrusion of eyeball

Front 42

expectoration

Back 42

expulsion of phlegm or mucous from throat or lungs

Front 43

fetid

Back 43

foul in odor

Front 44

flatulence

Back 44

distention caused by gas

Front 45

flatus

Back 45

gas in digestive tract

Front 46

Fowler's position

Back 46

head elevated, knees may or not be flexed

Front 47

furuncle

Back 47

boil

Front 48

hallucination

Back 48

sensory stimulation w/out external stimuli

Front 49

hematemesis

Back 49

blood in vomitus

Front 50

hemiparesis

Back 50

incomplete paralysis (weakness) affecting one side of the body

Front 51

hemiplegia

Back 51

paralysis of one side of the body

Front 52

hemoptysis

Back 52

expectoration of blood

Front 53

hyperopia

Back 53

farsightedness

Front 54

hyperpnea

Back 54

rapid breathing

Front 55

hypertonic

Back 55

having greater osmotic pressure than blood

Front 56

hypoxia

Back 56

deficient oxygen in tissues

Front 57

iatrogenic

Back 57

secondary condition arises from treatment or primary condition

Front 58

incontinent

Back 58

no control over urination and/or feces

Front 59

inspection

Back 59

exam by observation

Front 60

isotonic

Back 60

having same osmotic pressure as that of blood

Front 61

jaundiced

Back 61

skin is yellow in color

Front 62

kyphosis

Back 62

hump back

Front 63

lacerated

Back 63

torn skin

Front 64

lochia

Back 64

drainage from vagina (after delivery)

Front 65

lordosis

Back 65

sway back

Front 66

macule

Back 66

discolored flat spot or patch on skin

Front 67

manipulation

Back 67

exam by handling

Front 68

menorrhagia

Back 68

excessive bleeding at the time of a menstrual period

Front 69

metrorrhagia

Back 69

bleeding from uterus, other than menses

Front 70

mucopurulent

Back 70

contains mucus and pus

Front 71

myopia

Back 71

nearsightedness

Front 72

nausea

Back 72

desire to vomit

Front 73

nevus

Back 73

pigmented lesion, birthmark

Front 74

nocturia

Back 74

frequent voiding at night

Front 75

obese

Back 75

overweight

Front 76

objective symptoms

Back 76

observed by someone other than patient

Front 77

oliguria

Back 77

scantiness of urine

Front 78

orthopnea

Back 78

breathing difficulty when lying down

Front 79

palliative

Back 79

offering temporary relief

Front 80

palpation

Back 80

exam by touching

Front 81

papule

Back 81

pimple

Front 82

paroxysm

Back 82

sudden temporary attack or seizure

Front 83

paraplegia

Back 83

paralysis of the legs

Front 84

pediculi

Back 84

lice

Front 85

percussion

Back 85

exam by striking

Front 86

petechiae

Back 86

small red spots on skin

Front 87

polyuria

Back 87

increased amount of urine

Front 88

projectile

Back 88

forcibly ejected to some distance

Front 89

pronation

Back 89

turn downward

Front 90

prophylactic

Back 90

preventive

Front 91

proximal

Back 91

nearest to center or point of reference

Front 92

pruritus

Back 92

itching

Front 93

ptosis

Back 93

drooping of eyelid

Front 94

purulent

Back 94

containing pus

Front 95

pustula

Back 95

pimple filled with pus

Front 96

pyrexia

Back 96

fever

Front 97

pyuria

Back 97

pus in urine

Front 98

sanguineous

Back 98

bloody

Front 99

stuporous

Back 99

partial unconsciousness

Front 100

subjective symptoms

Back 100

observed only by patient

Front 101

supination

Back 101

turn upward

Front 102

suppurating

Back 102

discharging pus

Front 103

syncope

Back 103

fainting

Front 104

syndrome

Back 104

group of symptoms

Front 105

teratogen

Back 105

anything disrupting fetal growth & producing malformation

Front 106

tinnitus aurium

Back 106

ringing in the ears

Front 107

vesicle

Back 107

blister