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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology

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1. A whooshing sound heard during auscultation indicative of blockage or aneurysm






2. Localized lack of blood supply






3. New onset - likely concerning. Opposite of chronic






4. Enlarged heart






5. Without teeth






6. Anatomical feature of an infant's skull - the 'soft-spot'






7. Repetitive seizures without regaining consciousness between them






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






9. Looking around - awake - attentive






10. Thin outer lining of the eye and eyelid






11. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae






12. Excessive or profuse bleeding






13. Able to move about - not confined to a bed






14. Disease of the heart muscle






15. Earwax






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






17. A test to evaluate cerebellar function






18. Absence of the ability to neurologically generate or understand language. Either inability to create words i.e. expressive aphasia; or inability to understand spoken words i.e. receptive aphasia)






19. Teeth






20. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






21. Low potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






22. Diminished anal sphincter muscle contraction - indicative of neurological damage






23. Condition of feeling the room-spin






24. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished






25. Three or four sounds - resembling the sounds of a gallop (common in CHF)






26. Described as grating - scratching sound of the heart indicative of pericarditis






27. Absence of the ability to neurologically generate or understand language. Either inability to create words i.e. expressive aphasia; or inability to understand spoken words i.e. receptive aphasia)






28. Location across the posterior top of the skull






29. Swelling of optic disk due to increased intracranial pressure - seen fundoscopically






30. When an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying






31. Referring to the tongue






32. Swelling of the tonsils - indicating infection






33. Sign of dehydration






34. General appearance of lacking water; dry lips - dry mucosa






35. Listening with the stethoscope






36. Poor nutritional state






37. Diminished anal sphincter muscle contraction - indicative of neurological damage






38. Headache






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






40. Pale inner aspect of the eyelid most often due to anemia






41. Bruising around the eyes - indicative of trauma






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






43. Extremely overweight






44. The breaking-open of a bodily structure






45. External portion of the ear






46. Outer ear infection






47. Flexible - not-stiff






48. Dangerous infection of the blood with pathological microorganisms or their toxins






49. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language






50. Carotid - brachial - radial - femoral - popliteal - dorsal pedis (DP) or posterior tibia (PT)