Starred vocabs

syncope

fainting, brief loss of conscious

myocardial infraction

blood flow & oxygen to heart are inadequate

Propripception

Sense of position and movement of the body

Cellulitis

infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by tenderness, fever and blister

Lesion

Area of abnormal tissue

Nevus

benign growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes

Paronychia

infection of skin around the nail

staphylococcus aureus

bacteria that is commonly found in minor skin infections

Tinea

a group of fungal skin disease of the hair, skin, nail tissue

Articulations

where two bone surfaces meet

Rhabdomyolysis

Necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle

ablation

removal or destruction of a body part of tissue or its function.

Auscultation

listening to heart using a stethoscope

Anaphylaxis

acute hypersensitivity reaction due to exposure to a previously encountered antigen

Epiphyses

Wider section at the end of long bone

Hematoma

a pool of mostly clotted blood that forms in an organ, tissue, or body space

hypovolemic

abnormally low volume of blood circulating through the body

Lupus

a chronic, inflammatory, connective tissue disease that can affect the joints and many organs

Perfusion

Penetration of blood

pneumothorax

abnormal collection of air in the space between the thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and the chest cavity that can cause all or part of the lung to collapse

Polycythemia vera

type of bone marrow disease that causes an excessive production of immature erythrocytes

Sepsis

Organismal-level inflammatory response to a massive infection

thalassemia

genetic disorder characterized by abnormal synthesis of globin proteins and excessive destruction of erythrocytes