Mod 1 Farm Vocab Words Flashcards
deviating from the usual course (abnormal, atypical)
aberrant
afebrile vs febrile
afebrile is not having a fever
febrile is feverish
aggregation
clumping together
a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, usually where it branches
aneurysm
automaticity
the capacity of a cell to generate an action potential spontaneously without an external stimulus
c/o and CC
complains of
chief complaint
influencing the rate especially of the heartbeat
chronotrope
ectopic
occurring in an abnormal position
(think ectopic pregnancy)
embolus vs thrombosis
E: moves through blood an gets caught in vessel and blocks
T: blood clot that forms in the spot that it obstructs
HPI
history of present illness
induced unintentionally by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures (think cutting a nerve accidentally in surgery)
iatrogenic
intrathecal
given between thin layers that cover brain and spinal cord
easily reactive to stimuli
irritable (think IBS)
lack of blood supply to part of body
ischemic
death of cell tissue
necrotic
rapid deterioration in the kidney function due to toxic effect of medications and chemicals
nephrotoxic
exposure to substances that can alter normal activity of CNS
neurotoxic
can damage the ear, resulting in hearing loss, ringing in the ear, or balance disorders
Ototoxic
perfusion
bathing an organ or tissue with fluid
medical care of patients from the time of contemplation of surgery through the operative period to full recovery
perioperative
after a meal
postprandial
pyrexia
When your body temperature goes above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
application to or action on the surface of a part of the body
Topical
relating to, being, or supplying a medication in a form for absorption through the skin into the bloodstream
Transdermal
