medical terms dysphagia

Dystonia

Abnormal tone

Hypoxia/ Anoxia

Decreased oxygen/lack of oxygen

Aneurysm

Weakening of the wall of an artery/vein

Contusion

Bruise

Hematoma

Blood Clot

Dyskinesia

Abnormal movement

Bulbar

pertaining to the brainstem neurology

Bradykinesia

Slow movement

On/off syndrome

characteristic of Parkinson's disease- Freezing

Ipsi

same side

contra

opposite side

hemorrhage

bleed

embolus

travelling clot

thrombus

blood clot

hypotension

low blood pressure

syncopal episode

episode of lightheadedness, fainting

odynophagia

pain on swallowing

edentulous

no teeth

xerostomia

abnormally dry mouth

necrosis

rotting, dead tissue

morbidity

functional impact of treatment

palliative

easing the pain, not curative

ideopathic

no known cause

cachectic

malnourished

ileus

gut stops working

myotomy

destruction of a sphincter

copious

great amount

pre/post deglutitive

before/after eating

pre/post prandial

before/after meals

mucositis

inflammation of the mucosa (due to radiation)

Stomatitis

oral cavity ulcers (viral in origin)

Cadida/thrush

Fungal/yeast infection

concomitant

at the same time

metastasis

spread of cancer to other organ, structure, system

malignant

cancerous

Benign

Not cancerous

Trismus

Limited opening of the mandible due to XRT

Dysgeusia

Persistent bad taste in the mouth

Dysosmia

altered sense of smell

continuous feeds

tube feeds via drip

bolus feeds

tube feeds only at certain times of the day

nocturnal

tube feeds at night (noc)

intubation

putting tube into airway in anticipation of placing on ventilator

extubation

taking out the breathing tube attached to a ventilator

decannulate

remove a tracheostomy tube

lethargic

decreased consciousness

acute

sudden onset or new

chronic

longstanding

progressive

increasing overtime

bolus

bolus head

bolus tail

aspiration

below the level of the vocal folds

penetration

above the level of the vocal folds (supraglottic)

supraglottic

above the glottis

subglottic

below the glottus

copious secretions

a lot of secretions/phlegm

osteoradionecrosis

destruction of the bone

sarcopenia

age related loss of skeletal muscle tissue

fistula

hole

sundowning

cognitive deterioration noted in late afternoon or early evening