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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology

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1. Referring to tear






2. Redness of the pharynx - indicating a throat infection






3. Area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia






4. Extremely thin and malnourished - wasting






5. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language






6. Extra ocular muscles intact






7. Normal state of mental and body development






8. Loss of coordination






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






10. White part of the eye






11. Symptoms that are always present but changing in severity - never fully resolving






12. Oriented to person - place - and time






13. Listening with the stethoscope






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






15. Nostril






16. Extra ocular muscles intact






17. Disease of the heart muscle






18. Involuntary 'shaking' eye movements - rather than normal continuous smooth motion






19. Teeth






20. Drooping of one side of the face indicating neurological damage






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






22. Demonstrates the presence of a corneal abrasion






23. Extra beats of the heart heard during auscultation






24. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






25. 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)






26. Without teeth






27. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






28. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae






29. Inside of the eye as seen with ophthalmoscope looking for increased cranial pressure






30. Poor mechanical articulation of speech due to abnormal lip - tongue - or cheek motor function






31. Flexible - not-stiff






32. Sign of dehydration






33. Stiff neck/Signs of meningitis






34. The bottom or base of an organ; often referring to the uterus or eye






35. New exacerbation of a chronic condition






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






37. Area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia






38. Yellowing of the sclera due to jaundice






39. Clear nasal discharge






40. The TM is opaque - no longer transparent






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






42. Transparent frontal aspect of the eye - covering both the iris and pupil






43. Gums






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






45. Hips and knees flex in response to the neck being flexed; sign of meningitis






46. Description of a Grand-Mal or generalized seizure with stupor and transient LOC






47. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished






48. Looking around - awake - attentive






49. Absence of light reflection - indicative of ear infection






50. Poor self hygiene