A - H Terminologies

Abduction

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