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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology

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1. 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)






2. Foul-smelling






3. External portion of the ear






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






5. Hemorrhage from the nose; nose bleeding






6. Clear nasal discharge






7. Diagnosis of double vision






8. Loss of coordination






9. Weakness of one half of the body






10. Resolving spontaneously after onset






11. Condition of feeling the room-spin






12. Area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia






13. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language






14. Sign of dehydration






15. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






16. Excessive or profuse bleeding






17. The forehead and the anterior top of the skull






18. Interior surface of eye






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






20. Unequal diameter of pupils






21. The far back of the nasal canal - where it joins the back of the throat






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






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






24. Low sodium - dehydration






25. Outer ear infection






26. Bruising around the eyes - indicative of trauma






27. Low potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






28. Oriented to person - place - and time






29. Swelling of the tonsils - indicating infection






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






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






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






33. Low blood pressure (typically <100/65)






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






35. 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)






36. The normal state of being for each specific patient






37. Joint aches






38. Stiff neck/Signs of meningitis






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






40. Extremely overweight






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






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






43. Extra ocular muscles intact






44. The sides of the head - near the temples






45. Low potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






46. Absence of light reflection - indicative of ear infection






47. ST elevation MI (diagnosed on EKG); active heart attack






48. The state of crying - or being about to cry






49. Extremely thin and malnourished - wasting






50. The use of an ophthalmoscope to look through the pupil and examine the interior surface of the posterior eye







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