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Abduction
to move away from midline
Abraded
scraped
Acetonuria
acetone in urine
Adduction
to move toward the midline
afebrile
without fever
Albuminuria
albumin in the urine
Ambulatory
Walking
Amenorrhea
absence of menstruation
Amnesia
loss or defective memory
Ankyloses
stiff joint
Anorexia
loss of appetite
Auscultate
to listen for sounds
Bradycardia
heartbeat less than 60 beats per minute
Cheyne-stokes Respirations
increasing dyspnea
Choluria
bile in the urine
Clonic tremor
shaking with intervals of rest
Conjunctivitis
inflammation of conjuctiva
Coryza
watery drainage from nose
Cyanotic
bluish in color due to poor oxygenation
Defecation
bowel movement
Dental caries
decay of the teeth
Dentures
False teeth
Diarrhea
excessive or frequent defecation
Diplopia
double vision
Distended
appears swollen
Diuresis
large amount of urine voided
Dorsal Recumbent
lying on back, knees flexed and apart
Dysmenorrhea
painful menstruation
Dyspnea
difficulty of breathing
Dysrhythmia / Arrhythmia
abnormal heart rhythm
Dysuria
painful urination
Edematous
puffy, swollen
Emaciated
thin, underweight
Emetic
agent given to produce vomiting
Enuresis
bedwetting
Epistaxis
nose bleeds
Eructation
belching
Erythema
redness
Eupnea
normal breathing
Excoriation
raw surface
Exopthalmos
abnormal protrusion of eyeballs
Extension
to straighten
Fatigued
tired
Feigned
pretended
Fetid
foul
Fixed
motionless
Flaccid
soft, flabby
Flatus / Flatulence
gas in the digestive tract
Flexion
bending
Flushed
pink or hot
Fowler’s Position
semi-erect, knee flexed, head of bed elevated at 45-60 degrees
Gavage
forced feeding through tube passed into stomach
Glycosuria
glucose in the urine
Guaiac
test for occult blood
Gustatory
dealing with taste
Heliotherapy
using sunlight as a therapeutic agent
Hematemesis
blood in vomitus
Hematuria
blood in urine
Hemiplegia
paralysis of one side
Hemoglobinuria
hemoglobin in the urine
Hemoptysis
spitting of blood
Horizontal
flat
Hydrotherapy
using water as a therapeutic agent
Hyperpnea
rapid breathing
Hypertonic
concentration less than body fluids
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