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Charting Terms

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abduction
move away from midline
abraded
scraped skin
adduction
move towards midline
afebrile
without fever
alopecia
baldness
ambulatory
walking
amenorrhea
absence of menstruation
anorexia
loss of appetite
anuria
absence of urine
aphagia
inability to swallow
apnea
temporary cessation of breathing
auscultation
exam by listening to
bradycardia
slowness of heartbeat
calculi
stones in urine
cerumen
ear wax
chemotherapy
drug treatment that has a toxic effect on disease-causing microorganisms
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
increasing dyspnea with period of apnea
claudication
a severe pain in calf which subsides with rest
clonic
alternating contaction and relaxation of muscles
comatose
complete unconsciousness
contracture
immobility of tissue or joint due to fibrosis
coryza
watery drainage from nose
cyanotic
blue in color
decubitus
bedsore
defecation
bowel movement
diplopia
double vision
distal
farthest from center or point
diuresis
large amount of urine output
dysphasia
difficulty in speaking
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
dysuria
painful urination
ecchymosis
hemmorrhagic areas (bruises)
emaciated
thin, underweight
emesis
vomiting, the product is vomitus
emetic
agent given to produce emesis
enuresis
bedwetting
epistaxis
nosebleed
eructation
belching
erythema
redness of skin
excoriation
raw surface on skin
exophthalmos
abnormal protrusion of eyeball
expectoration
expulsion of phlegm or mucous from throat or lungs
fetid
foul in odor
flatulence
distention caused by gas
flatus
gas in digestive tract
Fowler's position
head elevated, knees may or may not be flexed
furuncle
boil
hallucination
sensory stimulation without external stimuli
hematemesis
blood in vomitus
hemiparesis
incomplete paralysis (weakness) affecting one side of the body
hemiplegia
paralysis on one side of the body
hemoptysis
expectoration of blood
hyperopia
farsightedness
hyperpnea
rapid breathing
hypertonic
having greater osmotic pressure than blood
hypoxia
deficient oxygen in tissues
iatrogenic
secondary condition arises from treatment or primary condition
incontinent
no control over urination and/or feces
inspection
exam by observation
isotonic
having same osmotic pressure as that of blood
jaundiced
yellow in color
kyphosis
hump back
lacerated
torn skin
lochia
drainage from vagina (after delivery)
lordosis
sway back
macule
discolored flat spot or patch on skin
manipulation
exam by handling
menorrhagia
excessive bleeding at the time of a menstrual period
metrorrhagia
bleeding from uterus; other than menses
mucopurulent
contains mucus and pus
myopia
nearsightedness
nausea
desire to vomit
nevus
pigmented lesion, birthmark
nocturia
frequent voiding at night
obese
overweight
objective symptoms
observed by someone other than the patient
oliguria
scantiness of urine
orthopnea
breathing difficulty when lying down
palliative
offering temporary relief
palpation
exam by touching
papule
pimple
paroxysm
sudden temporary attack or seizure
paraplegia
paralysis of the legs
pediculi
lice
percussion
exam by striking
petechiae
small red spots on skin
polyuria
increased amount of urine
projectile
forcibly ejected to some distance
pronation
turn downward
prophylactic
preventative
proximal
nearest to center of point of reference
pruritus
itching
ptosis
drooping of eyelid
purulent
containing pus
pustule
pimple filled with pus
pyrexia
fever
pyuria
pus in urine
sanguineous
bloody
stuporous
partial unconsciousness
subjective symptoms
observed only by patient
supination
turn upward
suppurating
discharging pus
syncope
fainting
syndrome
group of symptoms
teratogen
anything disrupting fetal growth and producing malformation
tinnitus aurium
ringing in the ears
vesicle
blister
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