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Acute	New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Anterior	Located towards the front of the body
Bradycardia	Slow heart rate (less than 60BPM)
Cardiomegaly	Enlarged heart
Chronic	Long standing, constant. Opposite of acute
Cerebrovascular accident	“Stroke”. Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
Diaphoresis	Sweating
Deep vein thrombosis	A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
Dyspnea	Problems with breathing
Dysuria	Painful urination
Ecchymosis	A bruise
Edema	Swelling
Emesis	Vomiting
Epistaxis	Nose bleed
Erythema / Erythematous	Redness/red
Grossly	Obviously/ a lot/ wholly
Hemorrhage	Excessive or profuse bleeding
Hypoxia	Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Infarct	Area of dead tissue after lack of blood supply
Ischemia	Lack of blood supply
Inferior	Lower on the body, farther from the head
Laceration	Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
Lateral	Farther from the midline
Medial	Nearer to the midline
Melena	Black tarry stool
Myocardial infarction	Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myalgia	Muscular pain “muscle aches”
Pruritic	Itchy
Rhinorrhea	Clear nasal discharge “runny nose”
Sepsis	Dangerous infection of the blood
STEMI	ST elevation MI, real time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia
Syncope	“Passing out” loss of consciousness or fainting
Tachycardia	Fast heart rate (greater than 100BPM)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)	Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
Vertigo	Condition of dizziness “room spinning”