Medical Terms-1
Hirsutism
Excess hair
Paronychia
Infection of the skin fold around the nail
Hematoma
Mass of blood from broken blood vessel
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Pleura
Covers lungs and lines interior wall of thoracic cavity
Urticaria
Hives
Hemostasis
Stop bleeding
Thrombocyte
Clotting cell
Plaque
Yellow fatty deposit in artery
Apex
Rounded point at top of each lung
Lipoma
Fatty Growth
Hematemesis
Vomiting blood
Thrombolytic
Dissolves/breaks down clot
MI
Myocardial infarction
Hilum
Where bronchus and vessels enter and exit each lung
Verruca
Warts
Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
Diastole
Phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Embolus
Travelling clot, lodges in blood vessel blocking blood flow
Debridement
Removal of dead or damaged tissue from wound
Hematuria
Blood in urine
Systole
Phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts
Polyphagia
Excessive eating
Diaphragm
Muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and facilitates inhalation/exhalation.