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Vituity Scribe General Medical Terminology Exam – Questions and Answers
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Vituity Scribe General MedicalTerminology Exam – Questions and
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Afebrile - -Without fever
-Ambulation - -To walk (with a cane/walker)
-Aneurysm - -An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a
weakening of the artery wall
-Antiemetic - -Medication used to relieve nausea and vomiting
-Antipyretic - -Medication used to relieve fever
-Arrhythmia - -An abnormal heart rhythm (AKA cardiac dysrhythmia)
-Artery - -Blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
(pulmonary artery is the exception)
-Arthralgia - -Joint pain
-Articulation - -Connection between bones
-Atelectasis - -Partial or total collapse of lungs
-Avulsion - -Action of pulling/tearing away (e.g. skin flaps in climbing)
-Axilla - -Armpit
-Benign - -A tumor that is not dangerous, does not spread
-Bruit - -An abnormal murmur or sound heard through a stethescope
-Cardiomegaly - -An abnormal enlargement of the heart
-Cephalgia - -A headache
-Cerumen - -Earwax
-Debridement - -Removal of foreign matter/dead tissue from a wound
-Dentition - -The teeth in situ or the dental arch
, -Diaphoresis - -Excessive sweating
-Downcodes - -A reduction in reimbursement for medical services when
documentation is missing in a medical chart
-Dysmenorrhea - -painful menstruation
-Dyspareunia - -Painful intercourse
-Dyspepsia - -Indigestion
-Dysphagia - -Difficulty swallowing
-Dyspnea - -Difficulty breathing
-Dysuria - -Painful urination
-Edema - -Swelling of body tissues due to an excessive accumulation of
fluid in connective tissue or a serous cavity
-Edentulous - -Without teeth
-Effusion - -Escape of fluid into a cavity
-Emaciated/Cachetic - -Extremely thin/lean; wasting
-Embolism - -Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance
-Emesis - -Vomiting
-Epistaxis - -Nosebleed
-Febrile - -With fever
-Gait - -Manner of walking
-Gingiva - -Gums
-Gravid - -Pregnant
-Hematemesis - -Vomiting of blood
-Hematochezia - -Bright red bloody stools
-Hematoma - -Swelling of clotted blood occurring in an organ/tissue due to
ruptured blood vessels
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