Medical Terminology

A chronic skin disorder in which red papules and scaly silvery plaques with sharply defined borders appear on the body surface.

Abnormally elevated arterial blood pressure.

A general term for an itchy red rash that initially weeps or oozes serum and may become crusted, thickened or scaly.

the breaking of a part, especially a bone.

the pointed end of a conical part; the top of a body, organ, or part

the bacteria and fungi, both normally occurring and pathological, found in or on an organ.

An abscess is an enclosed collection of liquefied tissue, known as pus, somewhere in the body. It is the result of the body's defensive reaction to foreign material.

is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).

two times a day

Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless:

Of long duration. Used of a disease of slow progress and long continuance.

having severe symptoms and a short course.

paleness, as of the skin.

Patent

The sensation of dizziness.

The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck.

short of breath

A break in the skin, usually where it joins a mucous membrane, producing a crack like sore or ulcer. A normal groove or furrow, as in the liver or brain that divides an organ into lobes or parts.

The rubbing of one object or surface against another

The tough white fibrous outer envelope of tissue covering all of the eyeball except the cornea. Also called sclerotic, sclerotic coat.

coarse or large, visible to the naked eye without the use of magnification

intercostal space

significant other

an evaluation or appraisal of a condition.

Prone

Evacuated fecal matter.

To excrete body wastes.

A particular way or manner of moving on foot

Relating to or situated at or on the side.

The science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health

against medical advice

existing at, and usually before, birth; referring to conditions that are present at birth, regardless of their causation.

An abnormal or extra beat heard when listening to the heart or neighboring large blood vessels.

movement of a limb away from the midline or axis of the body

An opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent

to put on

The term literally means growing worse and resisting treatment. It is used as a synonym for cancerous and connotes a harmful condition that generally is life-threatening.

a rubbing or scraping off through unusual or abnormal action

pulse;

To clear out the chest and lungs by coughing up and spitting out matter.

pertaining to or characterized by fever.

a substance that inhibits the growth and development of microorganisms without necessarily killing them

the distal or terminal portion of elongated or pointed structures.

Free from all live bacteria or other microorganisms and their spores.

reduction below normal of the number of erythrocytes, quantity of hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red cells in the blood; a symptom of various diseases and disorders

free from infection or septic material.

A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use

Of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing.

The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders.

An abnormal sound made when blood rushes through a partly blocked blood vessel. It is a periodic hissing, whooshing or sibilant sound.