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Meaning the front of the body, it is the exact opposite of posterior
Anterior
What is the medical word for being completely germ-free?
Asepsis
This is the medical term for shortness of breath or having trouble breathing.
Dyspnea
This is the medical word for lying flat on your back, facing upward.
Supine
what branch of medicine is specifically dedicated to the health, care, and well-being of older adults?
Geriatrics
Bending your elbow or your knee is an example of this joint movement. What movement is this?
Felxion
What is the medical word for when a person's skin or lips turn blue because they aren't getting enough oxygen?
Cyanosis
This is the word for the rubbing or friction force that can cause a bedsore when a patient slides down in bed.
What is Shearing?
This is the medical word for lying flat on your stomach, facing downward.
What is Prone?
What is the medical term for the accidental loss of bladder or bowel control?
Incontinence
Meaning the back of the body, it is the exact opposite of anterior.
What is Posterior?
This is the medical word for emptying the bladder or urinating.
What is Voiding?
This is the medical word used to describe someone's skin when it looks very pale.
What is Pallor?
It is the medical word for straightening a joint, and it is the exact opposite of flexion.
What is Extension?
What term describes medical signs that a doctor can measure or observe, like a fever or blood pressure?
Objective
A patient is resting on their side in bed. What is the medical name for this position?
What is the directional medical term used to describe the front side of the body?
Anterior
What medical condition causes a person's skin, lips, or fingertips to turn blue because they aren't getting enough oxygen?
Cyanosis
feeling short of breath or having difficulty breathing
What is Dyspnea?
What is the term for straightening a joint, such as unbending your knee or elbow?
Extension
What is the medical term for bending a joint, like curling your arm to flex your bicep?
Flexion
What position is a patient in if they are lying flat on their back, facing the ceiling?
Supine
the process of peeing or emptying the bladder
What is voiding?
What type of skin injury occurs when friction causes the skin to stick to the bedsheets while the bone underneath shifts, potentially causing bedsores?
Shearing
What is the medical term for an unhealthy, unusually pale appearance of the skin?
Pallor