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Adventitious Breath Sounds
Abnormal breath sounds that occur when air passes through narrowed airways or airways filled with fluid or mucus, or when plural linings are inflamed.
Alopecia
A loss of scalp or body hair.
Angle of Louis
The junction between the body of the sternum and the manubrium; the starting point for locating the ribs anteriorly.
Antihelix
The anterior curve of the auricle's upper aspect.
Aphasia
Any defects in or loss of the power to express oneself by speech, writing, or signs, or to comprehend spoken or written language due to disease or injury of the cerebral cortex.
Astigmatism
An uneven curvature of the cornea that prevents vertical and horizontal light rays from focusing on the retina.
Auricle
Flap of the ear.
Auscultation
The process of loathing to sounds produced within the body, such as with the use of a stethoscope that amplifies sounds and conveys them to the nurse's ear.
Blanche Test
A test during which the client's fingertip is temporarily pinched to access capillary refill and peripheral circulation. Hold for 3 seconds, then assess.
Briut
A blowing or swishing sound created by turbulence of blood flow.
Caries
Tooth cavities.
Cataracts
An opacity of the eye lens or its capsule that blocks light rays.
Cerumen
Earwax
Clubbing
Elevation of the proximal aspect of the nail and softening of the nail bed.
Cochlea
A seashell-shaped structure found in the inner ear; essential to sound transmission and hearing.
Conductive Hearing Loss
The result of interrupted transmission of sound waves through the offer and middle ear structures.
Conjunctivitis
Inflammation of the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva.
Cyanosis
A bluish tinge of skin color.
Dacryocystitis
Inflammation of the lacrimal sac.
Diastole
In measuring blood pressure, the period during which the ventricles relax.
Dullness
A thud like sound produced by dense tissue such as the liver, spleen, or heart.
Duration
The length of sound (long or short) during auscultation.
Edema
The presence of excess interstitial fluid in the body that makes skin appear swollen, shiny, and taut, and tends to blanch color.
Erythema
A redness tinge of skin color associated with a variety of skin rashes.
Eustachain Tube
The part of the middle ear that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx; stabilizes air pressure between the external atmosphere and the middle ear.
Exophthalmos
A protrusion of the eyeballs with elevation of the upper eyelids, resulting in a startled or staring expression.
External Auditory Meatus
The entrance of the ear canal.
Extinction
The failure to perceive touch on one side of the body when two symmetric areas of the body are touch simultaneously.
Fasciculation
An abnormal contraction of a bundle of muscle fibers that appears as a twitch.
Flatness
An extremely dull sound produced during percussion by very dense tissue such as muscle or bone.
Fremitus
The faintly perceptible vibration felt through the chest wall when the client speaks.
Gingivitis
Red, swollen gingiva. (gums)
Glaucoma
A disturbance in the circulation of the aqueous fluid that causes an increase in intraocular pressure.
Glossitis
Inflammation of the tongue.
Goniometer
A handheld device used to measure the angle of a joint in degrees.
Helix
The posterior curve of the auricle's upper aspect.
Hernia
The protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening such as the abdominal or inguinal muscles.
Hordeolum
Sty. Redness, swelling or tenderness of the hair follicle and glands that empty at the edge of the eyelids.
Hyperopia
Farsightedness.
Hyperresonance
An abnormal booming sound produced during percussion of the lungs.
Incus
The anvil bone of the middle ear.
Inspection
Visual examination, which is assessing by the sense of sight.
Intensity
Amplitude. The loudness or softness of auscultated sound.
Intention Tremor
Involuntary trembling when an individual attempts a voluntary movement.
Jaundice
A yellowish tinge to skin color.
Lift
An abnormal anterior movement of the chest related to enlargement of the right ventricle.
Lobule
Earlobe.
Malleus
Hammer bone of the middle ear.
Manubrium
The handle-like superior part of the sternum that joins with the clavicles.
Mastoid
A bony prominence behind the ear.
Miosis
Constricted pupils.
Mixed Hearing Loss
A combination of conduction and sensorineual loss.
Mydriasis
Enlarged pupils.
Myopia
Nearsightedness.
Normocephalic
Normal head size.
Nystagmus
Rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement.
One-point Discrimination
The ability to sense whether one or two areas of the skin are being stimulated by pressure.
Ossicles
The three middle ear bones of sound transmission.
Otoscope
An instrument used to view the ear.
Pallor
Paleness.
Palpation
The examination of the body using the sense of touch.
Parotitis
Inflammation of the parotid salivary gland.
Percussion
A method in which the body surface is struck to elicit sounds that can be heard or vibrations that can be felt.
Perfusion
Passage of blood constituents through the vessels of the circulatory system.
Periodontal Disease
Disorder of the supportive structures of the teeth.
PERRLA
Used to record normal assessment of the pupils; pupils equally round and react to light and accommodation.
Pinna
Flap of the ear.
Pitch
The frequency (number of the vibrations per second) heard during auscultation.
Plaque
An invisible soft film consisting of bacteria, molecules of saliva, and remnants of epithelial cells and leukocytes that adheres to the enamel surface of teeth.
Pleximeter
In percussion, the middle finger of the dormant hand that is placed firmly on the clients skin.
Plexor
In percussion, the middle finger of the nondominant hand or a percussion hammer used to strike the pleximeter.
Precordium
An area of the chest overlying the heart.
Presbyopia
Loss of elasticity of the lens and thus loss of ability to see close objects as a result of the aging process.
Proprioceptors
Sensory receptors that are sensitive to movement and position of the body.
Pyorrhea
Advanced periodontal disease in which the teeth are loose and ous is evident when the guns are pressed.
Quality
A subjective description of an auscultated sound (e.g., whistling, gurgling, or snapping)
Reflex
An automatic response of the body to stimulus.
Resonance
A hollow sound as produced by lungs filled with air during percussion.
Resting Tremor
A tremor that is apparent when the client is at rest and diminishes with activity.
S1
The first heart sound; occurs when the atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid) close.
S2
The second heart sound; occurs when the semilunar valves (aortic and pulmonic) close.
Semicircular Canals
In the inner ear; contain the organs of equilibrium.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
The result of damage to the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or the hearing center of the brain.
Sordes
Accumulation of foul matter (food, microorganisms, and epithelial elements) on the teeth and gums.
Stapes
Stirrups bone of the middle ear.
Stereognosis
The ability to recognise objects by touching and manipulating them.
Sternum
The breastbone.
Strabismus
Cross-eye.
Systole
The period during which the ventricles contract.
Tartar
A visible hard deposit of plaque and dead bacteria that forms at the gum lines.
Thrill
A vibrating sensation over a blood vessel that indicates turbulent blood flow.
Tragus
The cartilaginous protrusion at the entrance of the ear canal.
Tremor
An involuntarily trembling of a limb or body part.
Triangular Fossa
A depression in the antihelix.
Two-point Discrimination
The ability to sense whether one or two areas of the skin are being stimulated by pressure.
Tympanic Membrane
The eardrum.
Tympany
A musical or drumlike sound produced during percussion over an air filled stomach.
Vestibule
Contains the organs of equilibrium; found in the inner ear.
Visual Acuity
The degree of detail the eye can discern in an image.
Visual Fields
The area and individual can see when looking straight ahead.
Vitiligo
Patches of hypopigmented skin, caused by the destruction of melanocytes in the area.