| A | B |
|---|
| assessment | appraisal or evaluation of a condition |
| palpation | use of the hands to identify size, shape, consistency |
| percussion | tapping on the body |
| auscultation | listening through a stethoscope |
| rale | abnormal crackling sound during inspiration |
| rhoncus | abnormal low-pitched wheezing or snoring |
| stridor | abnormal high-pitched sound during inspiration |
| bruit | abnormal arterial sound |
| murmur | abnormal heart valve sound |
| bowel sounds | indicator of normal peristalsis |
| endoscope | flexible tube used for visual examination inside the body |
| laparoscope | endoscope for examining the abdomen |
| hysteroscope | endoscope for examining the uterus |
| cystoscope | endoscope for examining the bladder |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument for examining the eye |
| otoscope | instrument for examining the ear |
| speculum | instrument for expanding a canal or body cavity |
| stethoscope | instrument for auscultation |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument for measuring blood pressure |
| dorsal recumbent | patient is lying on back with knees bent, feet flat on table |
| horizontal recumbent | patient is lying flat on back |
| prone position | patient is lying flat on belly |
| lithotomy position | patient is lying on back with feet/legs raised in stirrups |
| Sims' position | patient is lying on left side w/right knee and thigh drawn up |
| knee-chest position | patient is lying with knees on table and chest lowered |
| recumbent | patient is lying down |
| vital signs | temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain |
| centesis | surgical puncture for the withdrawal of fluid |
