Med Term

Front 1

idiopathic

Back 1

disease of unknown origin

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fowlers position

Back 2

semi-sitting with knees slightly elevated

Front 3

sims position

Back 3

lying on left side, right knee bent, left arm down

Front 4

trendelenburg position

Back 4

lying on back with head lower than feet

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abrasion

Back 5

scraping away skin

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abscess

Back 6

localized collection of pus

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actinic keratosis

Back 7

pre-cancerous condition of horny tissue formation that results from excessive sun exposure

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cellulitis

Back 8

inflammation of the skin caused by infection

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eczema

Back 9

non infection, skin disease, hardness and red blisters

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impetigo

Back 10

superficial skin infection, pustules caused by staph or strep

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kaposi sarcoma

Back 11

purple or brown pustules on lower extremities, spread from skin to lymph nodes

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pediculoisis

Back 12

lice

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psoriasis

Back 13

skin condition producing red lesions

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scleroderma

Back 14

chronic hardening of tissue

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tinea

Back 15

ring worm

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uticaria

Back 16

itchy skin with hives (wheals)

Front 17

vitiligo

Back 17

white patches on skin caused by the destruction of melanocytes

Front 18

Mohs surgery

Back 18

microscopic serial excisions of skin cancer

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cytomegalovirus

Back 19

herpes-type virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised

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induration

Back 20

abnormal hard spot

Front 21

leukoplakia

Back 21

white spots or patches on mucus membranes, can be pre cancerous

Front 22

macule

Back 22

flat, colored spot on skin (freckle)

Front 23

nevus

Back 23

malformation on the skin, usually brown or black (birthmark)

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nodule

Back 24

small mass, knot-like

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papule

Back 25

small, solid skin elevation ( skin tag)

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petechia

Back 26

pinpoint skin hemorrhage

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pruritus

Back 27

itching

Front 28

verruca

Back 28

wart

Front 29

wheal

Back 29

hive (uticaria)

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emphysema

Back 30

alveoli lose elasticity (usually seen in COPD)

Front 31

paroxysm

Back 31

periodic, sudden attacck

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renal calculi

Back 32

stones in the kidney

Front 33

fulguration

Back 33

destruction of living tissue with an electric spark

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enuresis

Back 34

involuntary urination

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stricture

Back 35

abnormal narrowing

Front 36

phimosis

Back 36

tightness of the prepuce

Front 37

varicocele

Back 37

enlarged veins of the spermatic cord

Front 38

amenorrhea

Back 38

no menstration

Front 39

dyspareunia

Back 39

difficult or painful intercourse

Front 40

eclampsia

Back 40

high BP, edema, seen prenatal with convulsions

Front 41

pre-eclamspia

Back 41

eclampsia with no convulsions

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erythroblastosis

Back 42

fetalis condition in newborns by hemolysis of the erythrocytes ( mom is usually RH- and baby is RH+)

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gastroschisis

Back 43

fissure of the abdominal wall, protrusions of the intestines

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colostrum

Back 44

fluid secreted before lactation begins

Front 45

lochia

Back 45

vaginal discharge after birth

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meconium

Back 46

first stool of newborn

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lesion

Back 47

any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease

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cryosurgery

Back 48

destruction of tissue by using extreme cold

Front 49

cyst

Back 49

closed sac containing fluid or semi-solid material

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ecchymosis

Back 50

escape of blood into the skin or mucous membrane, causing a small, flat, purple or blue discoloration. May occur after blood is drawn

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COPD

Back 51

progressive lung disease restricting air flow, which makes breathing difficult. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are two main components of COPD. COPD is most often a result of smoking

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nosocomial infection

Back 52

infection acquired during hospitalization

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Specific gravity (diagnostic)

Back 53

test performed on a urine specimen to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys

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micturate

Back 54

to urinate or void

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hydrocele

Back 55

scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid

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spermatocele

Back 56

scrotal swelling caused by distension of the epididymis containing an abnormal cyst-like collection of fluid and sperm cells

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azoospermia

Back 57

lack of live sperm in the semen

Front 58

fimbria

Back 58

finger-like projections at the free end of the uterine tube

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fundus

Back 59

rounded upper portion of the uterus

Front 60

vesicovaginal fistula

Back 60

abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina

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CA-125 (diagnostic)

Back 61

blood test used in the detection of ovarian cancer, tumor marker

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dystocia

Back 62

difficult labor

Front 63

esophageal atresia

Back 63

congenital absence of part of the esophagus

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parturition

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act of giving birth

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preterm or premature infant

Back 65

infant born before completing 37 weeks of gestation

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quickening

Back 66

first feeling of movement of the fetus in utero by the pregnant woman. It usually occurs between 16 and 20 weeks