| A | B |
|---|
| afebrile | absence of fever |
| anuria | absence of urine formation |
| apnea | absence or cessation of breathing |
| aspiration | drawing of fluid into the lungs |
| auscultation | listening to sounds from the lungs, heart and other organs with the use of a stethoscope |
| blood pressure | tension exerted on the walls of the arteries by the contraction of the heart |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| diarrhea | passage of fluid, unformed stool |
| dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
| dysuria | painful or difficult urination |
| edema | excessive fluid buildup in body cavities or tissue |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which the bladder control should have been established |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| hyper | above or beyond |
| hypo | below, underneath, deficient |
| hypoxia | oxygen deficiency in the tissues of the body |
| inspection | visual examination of the external surface of the body |
| manipulation | to move or feel a part of the body with the hands |
| melena | black, tarry stool |
| nocturia | excessive or frequent urination after going to bed |
| orthopnea | standing or sitting up to breathe better |
| ostomy | surgically formed fistula connecting a portion of intestine or urinary tract to a site outside the body |
| palpate | examine by touch |
| percussion | tapping a body part usually with a finger to determine position, size or density of underlying organ |
| polyuria | excessive production of urine |
| pyrexia | elevated body temperature |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
