This are the list of basic Medical Terminologies.
| Apnea – Absence or cessation of breathing |
| Auscultation – Listening to body sounds with the use of stethoscope |
| Bradycardia – Slow pulse rate; below 60 bpm |
| Bradypnea – Slow breathing; less than 12 breath per minute |
| Diastolic Pressure – Pressure of blood druing ventricular relaxation |
| Dorsal or supine position – Back lying postion |
| Dysnea – Difficult and labored respiration |
| Eupnea – Normal breathing |
| Fowler’s Position – head of bead is elevated at different angles |
| Genupectoral or knee – chest position – Kneeling position with torso at 90 degree angle to hips |
| Hyperpyrexia – Very high fever, temepature is 41C |
| Hypertension – High blood pressure; over 140 mmHg systolic pressure and /or above 90mmHg diastolicpressure for atleast 2 readings, 30 days apart |
| Hyperventilation – Deep, rapid respiration. Also caaled Kussmaul’s breathing |
| Hypotension – Low blood pressure; systolic pressure below 100mmHg or diastolic pressure below 60mmHg |
| Hypothermia – Subnormal or low body temperature |
| Hypoventilation – Slow, shallow respiration |
| Inspection – Assessing by using the sense of sight |
| Lateral position – Side-lying position |
| Lithotomy position – Lying position with legs supported in stirrups at 90 degree angle |
| Normotension – Is normal blood pressure |
| Oligopnea – Shallow respiration, rate is not affected |
| Orthopnea – Difficulty of breathing in supine or lying position, relieved by upright or sitting position |
| Overweight – The weight of the person is 10% greater than the ideal body weight |
| Palpation – Examining the body by using the sense of touch |
| Percussion – Tapping body to produce sounds |
| Polypnea – Deep respiration, rate is not affected |
| Prone position – Abdomen – lying position |
| Pulse pressure – Is the difference between the systolic and the diastolic pressure |
| Pyrexia – Elevated body temperature |
| Sim’s position – Semi prone, side-lying position |
| Systolic Pressure – Pressure of blood during ventricular contraction |
| Tachycardia – Rapid pulse rate, above 100 bpm |
| Tachypnea – Rapid breathing; above 20 breaths per minute |
| Vital Signs – Also called the cardinal signs, are body temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, and blood pressure |
If you know any just drop as a comment here. We will try our best to research a definite meaning of it and we will include it in our next posts.


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