HA terms 2 MASTER

Anorexia

loss of appetite for food

Ascites

abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity, associated with heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer, or portal hypertension

Borborygmi

loud, gurgling bowel sounds signaling increased motility or hyperperistalsis

Hernia

abnormal protrusion of bowel through weakening in abdominal musculature

Pyrosis

heartburn; burning sensation in upper abdomen due to reflux of gastric acid

Striae

silvery white or pink scar tissue formed by stretching of abdominal skin

Abduction

moving a body part away from an axis or the median line

Adduction

moving a body part toward the center or toward the median line

Circumduction

moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder

Crepitation

dry crackling sound or sensation due to grating of the end of damaged bone

Extension

straightening a limb at a joint

Flexion

bending a limb at a joint

Inversion

moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle

Kyphosis

outward or convex curvature of the thoracic spine; hunchback

Lordosis

inward or concave curvature of the lumbar spine

Protraction

moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground

Retraction

moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground

Scoliosis

S-shaped curvature of the thoracic spine

Agnosia

loss of ability to recognize importance of sensory impressions

Agraphia

loss of ability to express thoughts in writing

Analgesia

loss of pain sensation

Aphasia

loss of power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or loss of comprehension of spoken or written language

Apraxia

loss of ability to perform purposeful movements in the absence of sensory or motor damage

Ataxia

inability to perform coordinated movements

Clonus

rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of a muscle in response to sudden stretch

Coma

state of profound unconsciousness from which person cannot be aroused

Decorticate

arms adducted and flexed, wrists and fingers flexed; legs extended, internally rotated, planter flexed

Extinction

disappearance of conditioned response

Flaccidity

loss of muscle tone, limp

Graphesthesia

ability to read a number by having it traced on the skin

Paralysis

decreased or loss of motor function due to problem with motor nerve or muscle fibers

Paraplegia

impairment or loss of motor and/or sensory function in the lower half of the body

Two-point discrimination

ability to distinguish the separation of two simultaneous pinpricks on the skin

Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

Scaphoid

abnormally sunken abdominal wall

Paresthesia

abnormal sensation

Eversion

moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle

Amnesia

loss of memory

Decerebrate

arms stiffly extended, adducted, internally rotated; legs stiffly extended
plantar-flexed

Stereognosis

ability to recognize objects by feeling their form, size, and weight while the
eyes are closed