Statistics for Paramedic Medical Terms Lay Terms to Medical Terms

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Nosebleed	Epistaxis	61%
Pass gas rectally	Flatulence	41%
Blue skin color	Cyanosis	38%
Sexual Intercourse	Coitus	37%
Vomiting	Emesis	34%
Passing out	Syncope	34%
Hives	Urticaria	34%
Red skin	Erythema	25%
Swollen	Edema	22%
Dizzy	Vertigo	22%
Cavities (dental)	Caries	19%
Ear wax	Cerumen	16%
Pimple (red)	Papule	13%
Miscarriage	Spontaneous abortion	13%
Period	Menses	11%
Itchyness	Pruritus	11%
Mucous from Trachea	Sputum	11%
Pimple (white)	Pustule	10%
Black and blue	Ecchymosis	9%
Smells bad	Malodorous	9%
Small pin point blood	Petechiae	9%
Meal	Prandial	8%
Purplepatches on skin	Purpura	8%
Headache	Cephalgia	6%
Urinating	Micturating	6%
Blue marbling	Mottled	6%
Nasal congestion	Coryza	5%
Acid indigestion	Dyspepsia	5%
Faking	Malingering	5%
Goose bumps	Piloerection	5%
Blister	Vesicle	5%
Facial hair on a female	Hursitism	4%
Jaundice	Icteric	4%
Bowel gurgles	Borborigmus	3%
Hiccups	Singultus	3%
Runny nose/throat	Catarrhal/Catarrh/Catarrhea	1%
Burp	Erucation	1%
Reddened skin	Flushed	1%