TERMS

  • Ambulate - To Move from One Place to Another

  • Aphasia - Inability to Speak or Understand Speech

  • Angina - Chest Pain

  • Anterior - Front of the Body

  • Lateral - Side of the Body

  • Posterior - Back of the Body

  • Proximal - Center of the Body

  • Aspirate - To Suck In

  • Aseptic - Preventing Infection

  • Atrophy - Progressive Decline

  • Contracture - Shortening of a Joint or Muscle

  • Cyanosis - Blue Coloration of the Skin or Mucous Membranes

  • Debacutis - Bed Sores, Lesions or Ulcers

  • Dysphagia - Difficulty Swallowing

  • Dypsnea - Shortness of Breath

  • Edema - Significant Swelling

  • Emesis - Vomit

  • Incontinent - Inability to Control Bladder or Bowels

  • Logrolling - Rolling Patients to the Side

  • Micturition - Urinating

  • Prosthesis - Artificial Limb or Other Body Part

  • Prone Position - Lying on the Belly

  • Supine Position - Lying Face-Up

  • Trendelenburg Position - Lying Face-Up With Feet Elevated

  • Purulent - Relating to Pus

  • Serous - Thin and Watery