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100 Words Every Emergency Physician Should Know

June 20, 2026

100 Words Every Emergency Physician Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. abscess Pocket of pus
2. airway Passage for breathing
3. anaphylaxis Severe allergic reaction
4. apnea Temporary توقف of breathing
5. appendicitis Inflamed appendix
6. arrhythmia Abnormal heart rhythm
7. ascites Fluid in the abdomen
8. asthma Airway narrowing causing wheeze
9. ataxia Poor coordination
10. bladder Organ storing urine
11. bradycardia Abnormally slow heart rate
12. breathing Movement of air in lungs
13. burn Tissue damage from heat
14. calcium Mineral important for contraction
15. cellulitis Skin and tissue infection
16. cholecystitis Inflamed gallbladder
17. circulation Blood flow through the body
18. coma Deep unresponsive state
19. contusion Bruise from blunt injury
20. cyanosis Bluish skin from low oxygen
21. defibrillation Shock to restore rhythm
22. dehydration Too little body fluid
23. delirium Sudden severe confusion
24. diaphoresis Heavy sweating
25. diarrhea Frequent loose stools
26. dislocation Bone forced from joint
27. distention Abnormal swelling or enlargement
28. dyspnea Difficult or labored breathing
29. eclampsia Seizures in pregnancy hypertension
30. edema Swelling from excess fluid
31. embolism Blocked vessel by traveling clot
32. exacerbation Sudden worsening of disease
33. fever Raised body temperature
34. fracture Broken bone
35. glucose Blood sugar
36. guarding Tensing from abdominal pain
37. hematemesis Vomiting blood
38. hematochezia Bright red blood in stool
39. hematuria Blood in urine
40. hemorrhage Heavy bleeding
41. hyperglycemia High blood sugar
42. hypoglycemia Low blood sugar
43. hypotension Abnormally low blood pressure
44. hypoxia Low oxygen in tissues
45. incontinence Loss of bladder control
46. infection Invasion by harmful microbes
47. intestine Digestive tract after stomach
48. intoxication Impairment from substances
49. intubation Placing a breathing tube
50. ischemia Reduced blood supply
51. jaundice Yellowing from bilirubin buildup
52. ketosis Excess ketones in body
53. kidney Organ filtering blood
54. labor Process of childbirth
55. laceration Deep cut or tear
56. liver Organ processing nutrients and toxins
57. melena Black tarry stool
58. meningitis Inflammation around brain and cord
59. miscarriage Pregnancy loss before viability
60. murmur Abnormal heart sound
61. nausea Feeling of needing to vomit
62. numbness Reduced or absent sensation
63. obstruction Blockage of a passage
64. odynophagia Painful swallowing
65. oliguria Low urine output
66. overdose Dangerous excess of a substance
67. pallor Unusual paleness
68. palpitation Noticeably pounding heartbeat
69. pancreatitis Inflamed pancreas
70. paresis Partial weakness
71. perforation Hole through an organ
72. peritonitis Inflamed abdominal lining
73. pneumonia Lung infection
74. pneumothorax Collapsed lung from air leak
75. poisoning Harm from toxic substance
76. rales Crackling lung sounds
77. rash Skin eruption or discoloration
78. rebound Pain after pressure release
79. resuscitation Reviving from critical illness
80. retention Inability to empty bladder
81. rigidity Stiffness resisting movement
82. seizure Sudden abnormal brain activity
83. sepsis Life-threatening infection response
84. shock Dangerously poor blood circulation
85. sodium Major body fluid electrolyte
86. sternum Breastbone
87. stridor Harsh upper-airway sound
88. stroke Sudden brain blood flow problem
89. syncope Brief loss of consciousness
90. tachycardia Abnormally fast heart rate
91. tenderness Pain with touch
92. tingling Pins-and-needles sensation
93. trachea Windpipe
94. trauma Serious physical injury
95. triage Prioritizing patients by urgency
96. urticaria Itchy raised welts
97. vein Blood vessel returning blood
98. vertigo False spinning sensation
99. vomiting Forceful emptying of stomach
100. wheeze High-pitched breathing sound

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