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Medical language
Term | Definition |
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Symptom | Something a patient feels |
Alert | Able to answer questions; responsive; interactive |
Review of systems | Description of individual body systems in order to discover any symptoms not directly related to the main problem |
Genetic | Runs in the family |
Proximal | Closer in to the center |
Lateral | Out to the side |
Prone | Lying down on belly |
Chief complaint | The main reason for the patients visit |
-graph | Instrument used to measure |
Brady- | Slow |
-scope. | Instrument used to look |