Medical Terminology Simplified

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Term Definition

anesthesia

ăn-ĕs-THĒ-zē-ă

biopsy

BĪ-ŏp-sē

carcinoma

kăr-sĭ-NŌ-mă

expired

fascia

FĂSH-ē-ă

hemorrhage

HĔM-ĕ-rĭj

lymph node

LĬMF NŌD

meatus

mē-Ā-tŭs

metastatic

mĕt-ă-STĂT-ĭk

Medical Record Activities

Medical reports included in the following activities reflect common real-life clinical scenarios using medical termi-
nology to document patient care.

MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 4-1

UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION

Terminology

Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Upper Airway Obstruction that follows. Use a
medical dictionary such as Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,the appendices of this book, or other resources
to define each term. Then practice reading the pronunciations aloud for each term.