unit 12 glossary Flashcards
(100 cards)
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administration
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giving a treatment or medication
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anorexia
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lack of appetite or desire to eat
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antagonistic
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oppositional or blocking
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anteberile
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before a fever
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anteflexion
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bending forward
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antemortem
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before death
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antenatal
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before delivery
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anteposition
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in front of
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antepyretic
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before a fever
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anteversion
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turning toward
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asyptomatic
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without symptoms
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bicellular
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made of two cells
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biceps
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a two bellied muscle
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bifocal
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lens having two focus strengths
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bifurcation
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branch into two
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binuclear
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having two nuclei
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bipolar
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having two poles
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bisexual
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attracted to two sexes
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bulimia
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condition of purging after eating
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cachexia
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wasting away of the body
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congenital
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born with
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consanguinity
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with blood relationship
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disassociate
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to break apart
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disinfect
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to rid of infectious agents
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dispense
to give out for use
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dissect
to cut apart
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excise
to take out
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exhale
to breathe out
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expiration
breathing out
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genitals
reproductive system structures
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hemianesthesia
anesthesia involving half the body
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hemicardia
half a heart
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hemigastrectomy
excision of half the stomach
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hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
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hemicardia
half a heart
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hemigastrectomy
excision of half the stomach
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hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
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incise
to cut into
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incoherent
unable to be understood
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incompatible
not compatible, does not associate will with
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incompetency
not able to function properly
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incontinece
inablilty to control urination or defecation
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incubation
original growth of an organism
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infested
organisms living within or on another organism
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infiltration
penetration of a solution into tissue
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inflamed
act of being red, swollen
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inflammation
condition with such symptoms as red swollen and warm area
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infusion
introducing a substance into a vein through a needle
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insane
not sane
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insemination
process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes
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insomnia
unable to fall asleep
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inspiration
breathing in
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instillation
applying drops
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intercellular
between the cells
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intra-abdominal
within the abdomen
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intra-aortic
within the aorta
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intra-aterial
within the artery
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intracranial
within the cranium
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intracystic
within the urinary bladder
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intradermal
within the dermal layer
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intraduadenal
within the duodenum
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intrathoracic
within the thorax
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intravenous
within the vein
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malaise
generally poor feeling
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malaria
infestation of malaria parasite plasmodium
66
malformation
poor formation
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malnutrition
poor nurtition
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malodorous
smelling bad
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mononuclear
having one nucleus
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morbidity
related to illness
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mortality
related to death
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posticibal
after meals
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postcoital
after intercourse
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postesophageal
in back of the esophagus
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postfebrile
after a fever
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postglucose
after glucose is administered
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postmastectomy
after mastectomy surgery
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postmenopausal
after menopause is complete
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postmortem
after death
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postnatal
after birth
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postoperative
after surgery
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postpartum
after delivery
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postprandial
after meals
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preanesthetic
before anesthesia
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preanesthetic
before anesthesiA
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postprandial
after meals
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prefrontal
in front of the frontal bone
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preoperative
before surgery
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prescribed
write an order for before it can be done
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sanguineous
bloody
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semicircle
half of a circle
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semicomatose
partilally in a coma
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semiconscious
partially conscious
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semiprivate
situation in which a room is shared
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subcutaneous
the layer below the dermis of the skin
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triceps
a three headed muscle
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trifurcation
branch into three
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unicellular
of one cell
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unilateral
one side
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uninuclear
having one nucleus
