| A | B |
|---|
| Anicteric | Not accompanied or characterized by jaundice |
| Apneic | Temporary suspension of breathing |
| Ausculation | Action of listening to sounds in the lungs, heart, other organs typically with a stethoscope |
| Bruit | A sound associated with turbulent blood flow |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen. A waste product that is formed in the liver and found in the blood stream. Indicative of possible kidney failure |
| Cholelithiasis | Calculi in the gall bladder |
| Claudication | Pain, cramp or sense of fatigue in a lower extremity |
| Constitutional | The physical makeup of the body. Including the functions and metabolic processes of the body. Expressed in measuring the vital signs of the individual. |
| Cornealis | A circle of lipid deposits in the eye |
| Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there is a high level of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. When sugar cannot enter cells, a high level of sugar builds up in the blood. This is called hyperglycemia. |
| Duodenectomy | Excision of part or complete removal of the Duodenum. |
| Dyspepsia | Pain or discomfort in th abdominal area. |
| Endometriosis | Cells from the lining of the uterus flourish outside the uterine cavity. |
| Epicanthal | Fold of skin of the corner of the upper eyelid. |
| Exudate | Fluid that has escaped from the blood vessels and deposited in tissues. |
| Funduscopy | Is a routine part of every doctor's examination of the wyw, not just the opthalmologists's. It consists exclusively of inspection. One looks through the opthalmoscope, which is simply a light with various optical modifications, including lenses. |
| GERD | Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease. A chronic condition in whichc the lower esophageal sphincter allows the gastric acids to reflux (back up) into the esophagus causing heartburn, acid indigestion or possible damage to the esophageal lining. |
| Glomeruli | Compact cluster of capillaries |
| Granularity | The extent to which something is broken down |
| Hyperemia | An increase in blood flow to tissue in the body |
| Hypertelorism | Abnormally increased distance between two organs |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | An elevated triglyceride level in blood |
| Hypothyroidism | Underactive thyroid develops when the thyroid gland fails to produce or secrete as much thyroxine (T4) as the body needs. |
| Hypotonia | Decreased muscle tone |
| Jackson-Pratts drain | A closed suction drain device, that is commonly used as a post-operative drain to remove bodily fluids from operative sites. |
