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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology

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1. The patient moves their arms and legs normally - indicating normal motor function






2. Gums






3. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language






4. Jugular vein distention - sign of heart dysfunction






5. The diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the patient's symptoms






6. Orange/yellow eyedrops used to detect corneal lesions - abrasions - or foreign bodies






7. Painful swallowing






8. Swelling of the face often secondary to an allergic reaction






9. Listening with the stethoscope






10. Stiff hamstrings/inability to straighten the leg when hip is flexed; sign of meningitis






11. Not appearing healthy






12. Uvula in normal position (not shifted)






13. Gone - no longer existing






14. Bony tenderness directly over the vertebrae






15. Arterial wall splits apart and threatens the patient's life due to risk of hemorrhage






16. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae






17. Bruising around the eyes - indicative of a basilar skull fracture






18. Falling to one side when standing with feet together and eyes closed - indicating abnormal cerebellar function or inner ear dysfunction

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19. Headache






20. Enlarged lymph nodes






21. New exacerbation of a chronic condition






22. Paralysis of one half of the body






23. Pus draining from the nose






24. Whooshing blood flow heard with auscultation (carotid narrowing or plaque)






25. Hemorrhage from the nose; nose bleeding






26. Looking around - awake - attentive






27. Collection of pus or fluid around the tonsil






28. A localized facial nerve dysfunction that causes facial droop and numbness

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29. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished






30. Infection of the meninges - the membranes that contain the brain and spinal cord






31. Weakness of one half of the body






32. Rupture of the eardrum






33. Blood in anterior chamber of the eye - as seen during the fundoscopic exam






34. The toes flex upward when sole of foot is stimulated - indicating motor nerve damage.






35. Symptoms that completely resolve at times - but continue to return repeatedly






36. Collection of pus or fluid around the tonsil






37. Yellowing of the sclera due to jaundice






38. Demonstrates the presence of a corneal abrasion






39. No deviation of trachea (deviates to unaffected side in pnuemothorax)






40. Abnormal tactile sensation often described as tingling - numbness - or pinpricking






41. Yellowing of the sclera due to jaundice






42. The breaking-open of a bodily structure






43. Loss of coordination






44. Area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia






45. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae






46. Stiff neck/Signs of meningitis






47. Swelling of the optic nerve sheath - as noted with fundoscopic examination






48. Muscle aches






49. Ear ache






50. Extra ocular muscles intact







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