| A | B |
|---|
| blood pressure | measurement of the force with which blood moves through the body |
| blood pressure cuff | an instruent that wraps around the arm used to mesure blood |
| height | how tall a person is in th vertical measurement |
| oral | related to the mouth |
| pulse | rhythm of blood pumped through blood vessels |
| rectal | related to the rectum |
| rounds | the act of monitoring patients in a medical facility |
| stethoscope | an instruemnt used by medical professionals to listen to sounds within the body body, such as a heartbeat or breathing |
| temperature | the degree of hot or cold |
| thermometer | device used to measure and show body temperature |
| vital signs | measure of basic body functions ( temp. b/p, pulse and resps.) |
| weight | the measure of how heavy a person is |
