general terms chap 1

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

to lessen, ease, decrease, or cease

Question 2

abcess

Answer 2

localized collection of pus, which my occur in any part of the body

Question 3

acute

Answer 3

sudden, sharp, severe; used to describe a disease that has a sudden onset, severe symptoms and a short course

Question 4

afferent

Answer 4

carrying impulses toward a center

Question 5

ambulatory

Answer 5

condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed

Question 6

apathy

Answer 6

condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent

Question 7

autoclave

Answer 7

an apparatus that sterilizes instruments and items sing steam under pressure

Question 8

chronic

Answer 8

pertaining to time; denotes a disease with little change or of slow progression; the opposite of acute

Question 9

disease

Answer 9

literally means lack of ease

Question 10

efferent

Answer 10

carrying impulses away from a center

Question 11

empathy

Answer 11

the ability to sense intellectually and emotionally the feelings of another person

Question 12

febrile

Answer 12

pertaining to fever; a sustained body temp of above 98.6

Question 13

illness

Answer 13

state of being sick

Question 14

liter

Answer 14

unit volume in the metric system

Question 15

malaise

Answer 15

a general feeling of discomfort, uneasiness; often felt by a patient who has a chronic disease

Question 16

pallor

Answer 16

paleness; a lack of color

Question 17

rapport

Answer 17

relationship of understanding between two individuals, especially between the patient and the physician