L-H Flashcards
(23 cards)
HEMATOLOGIC
Of or relating to blood
HYDRATION
Maintenance of body fluid balance
HYGIENE
Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
IMPAIRED
Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level
IMPENDING
Occurring in or near the future, about to happen
IMPERVIOUS
Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through
IMPLY
To suggest without explicitly stating
INCIDENCE
Occurence
INFECTION
Contamination of invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms
INFER
To conclude or deduce
INFLAMED
Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender
INGEST
To swallow for digestion
INITIATE
To begin or put into practice
INSIDIOUS
So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time
INTACT
In place, unharmed
INTERNAL
Located within the body
INVASIVE
Inserting or entering into a body part
KINETIC
Of or related to movement
LABILE
Changing rapidly and often
LACERATION
Cut; tear
LATENT
Present but not active or visible
LATERAL
On the side
LETHARGIC
Difficult to arouse