Descriptive Words/ Locations
Fast heartbeat
What is tachycardia
Close to the surface of the body
What is superficial
A reduction in severity of symptoms
What is abatement
Analgesia
What is loss of pain where pain would normally be evident without loss of consciousness
Deterioration of a condition
What is exacerbation
New baby
What is neonatal
Away from the head/ lower part of a structure
What is inferior
Cutting short the course of a disease
What is abortive
Benign
What is an abnormal growth that is not life-threatening
Blood in vomit
What is hematemesis
Bradycardia
What is slow heartrate
At or near the back of the body
What is posterior
Friction wearing away of the top layer of skin
What is abrasion
Cavity
What is hollow space in the body containing one organ or more
High blood pressure
What is hypertension
Pericardium
What is around the heart
Nearer to midline
What is medial
A sudden breaking away or breaking off
What is abruption
Compression
What is to apply pressure to stop bleeding or prevent further injury
Of unknown cause
What is idiopathic
Ante
What is before, in front of or forward
What is midline
Ability to walk
What is ambulatory
Etiology
What is the cause of a certain condition
Difficult to cure or alleviate
What is intractable