Week 9 Flashcards
Oid
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Ation
Process, condition
Retro
Backward, behind
Contra
Against
Antagonist
Medication that can counteract the action and properties of another
Carcinoma
Cancer of the epithelial tissue
Chancroid
A sexually transmitted infection
Contraindications
Any reason for a client to not receive treatment medication or procedure due to being harmful to the client
Gastromegaly
Enlarged stomach
Hemorrhoid
Dilated and often painful vein in the anal tissue
Hypothyroidism
When the thyroid does not produce enough, thyroid hormones
Palliative
Treatment is given to alleviate disease symptoms, but there is no cure for it
Retrograde amnesia
Amnesia, in which the lack of memory relates to events that occurred before a traumatic event
Thrombocytopenia
Low thrombocytes (platelets) count in the blood