Medical Terminology - Vocabulary (Pages 1-5)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key medical terms from the lecture notes.

Aegis

Shield or protection; sponsorship.

Bilateral

Occurring on both sides.

Etiology

The cause or origin of a disease or condition.

Precipitous

Sudden and steep.

Void

Empty or containing nothing.

Insidious

Developing slowly but with harmful effects.

Occluded

Blocked or obstructed.

Contraindication

A reason something should not be done or used.

Patent

Open or unobstructed; obvious.

Sublingual

Under the tongue.

Acute

Sudden onset and severe.

Adverse

Undesired, harmful, or unfavorable.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas.

Assent

To agree or give approval.

Compensatory

Making up for something; offsetting a deficit.

Deficit

A lack or shortage.

Depress

To press down; lower in spirits or reduce in level.

Exacerbate

To make worse or more severe.

Impending

About to happen; occurring soon.

Manifestation

Sign or symptom of a condition; display or demonstration.

Abstain

To choose not to do something.

Access

A means to approach, enter, or obtain.

Adhere

To stick to something.

Annual

Occurring once a year.

Audible

Able to be heard.

Cease

To stop or come to an end.

Chronology

Order of events in time.

Concave

Curved inward.

Constrict

To become smaller or narrower.

Contingent

Dependent on certain conditions.

Contract

To shrink or draw together; also to catch a disease.

Cursory

Quick and without detail; hasty.

Diagnosis

Identification of a disease or condition.

Dilate

To expand or widen.

Distal

Farther from the point of attachment or origin.

Dysfunction

Impaired or abnormal functioning.

Equilibrium

Balance or stability.

Fatigue

Extreme tiredness or exhaustion.

Flaccid

Lacking firmness; soft or limp.

Gastrointestinal

Relating to the stomach and intestines.

Hematologic

Relating to blood.

Hygiene

Conditions or practices of cleanliness that promote health.

Hypotension

Low blood pressure.

Impaired

Weakened or damaged.

Ingest

To take in food, drink, or substances by mouth.

Initiate

To start or begin.

Intact

Whole, unbroken, undamaged.

Invasive

Involving entry into the body, often by cutting or insertion.

Laceration

A deep cut or tear in the skin or flesh.

Lethargic

Sluggish or lacking energy.

Neurologic

Relating to the nervous system.

Nutrient

A substance that provides nourishment for growth and health.

Ongoing

Continuing or in progress.

Parameter

A limit or boundary; a defining factor.

Pathology

The study of disease.

Posterior

Toward the back of the body.

Preexisting

Already present before something else occurs.

Prognosis

The expected outcome or course of a disease.

Prophylaxis

Prevention of disease.

Symptom

A sign or indication of a condition or disease.

Abate

To become less active or less intense.

Abrupt

Sudden or unexpected.

Accountability

Responsibility for one's actions.

Adverse Reaction

An undesired, harmful effect from a medication or treatment.

Ambulate

To walk or move from one place to another.

Anuria

Absence of urine production.

Asymmetrical

Not identical on both sides.

Atrophy

Wasting away or decrease in size of a body part.

Audible

Able to be heard.

Capillary

Tiny blood vessel connecting arteries and veins.

Cardiac

Relating to the heart.

Cognition

Mental processes of thinking, learning, and remembering.

Comply

To follow instructions or rules.

Constrict

To narrow or tighten.

Contusion

A bruise.

Cyanosis

Bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen.

Defecate

To pass stool.

Diagnosis

Identification of a disease or condition.

Diuretic

Substance that increases urine production.

Dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing.