101-124 Flashcards
define residual
remaining, continuing
define respiration
inhalation and exhalation of air
define retain
to hold or keep
define status
condition
define subcutaneous
under the skin
define sublingual
under the tongue
define supplement
to take in addition to or to complete
define suppress
to stop or subdue
define symmetric (symmetrical)
being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position
define symptom
an indication of a problem
define syndrome
group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder
define therapeutic
of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder
define toxic
causing harm; poisonous
define transdermal
crossing through the skin
define transmission
transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another
define trauma
injury, wound
define triage
process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient’s condition and the likelihood of benefit from the treatment
define ubiquitous
being or seeming to be everywhere at once
define urinate
excrete or expel urine
define vascular
of or relating to blood vessels
define virulent
extremely harmful and severe
define virus
microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease
define vital
essential
define volume
amount of space occupied by a fluid
