Unit 12 Flashcards
administration
giving treatment or medication
anorexia
lack of appetite or desire to eat
antagonistic
oppositional or blocking
antefebrile
before a fever
anteflexion
bending forward
antemortem
before death
antenatal
before birth (prenatal)
antepartum
before delivery
anteposition
in front of
antepyretic
before a fever
anteversion
turning toward
asymptomatic
without symptoms
bicellular
made of two cells
biceps
a two-bellied muscle
bifocal
lens having two focus strengths
bifurcation
branch into two
binuclear
having two nuclei
bipolar
having two poles
bisexual
attracted to two sexes
bulimia
condition of purging after eating
cachexia
wasting away of the body
congenital
born with
consanguinity
with blood relationship
disassociate
to break apart
disinfect
to rid of infectious agents
dispense
to give out for use
dissect
to cut apart
excise
to take out
exhale
to breathe out
expiration
breathing out
genitals
reproductive system structures
hemianesthesia
anesthesia involving half the body
hemicardia
half a heart
hemigastrectomy
excision of half the stomach
hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
incise
to cut into
incoherent
unable to be understood (speech)
incompatible
not compatible, does not associate well with
incompetency
not able to function properly
incontinence
inability to control urination or defecation
incubation
original growth of an organism
infested
organisms living within or on another organism
infiltration
penetration of a solution into tissues
inflamed
act of being red, swollen, painful, and warm
inflammation
condition with such symptoms as a red, swollen, and warm area
infusion
introducing a substance into a vein through a needle
inhale
to breathe in
injection
procedure of introducing a substance into the body through a needle
insane
not sane
insemination
process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes
insomnia
unable to fall asleep
inspiration
breathing in
instillation
applying drops
intercellular
between the cells
intra-abdominal
within the abdomen
intra-aortic
within the aorta
intra-arterial
within the artery
intracranial
within the cranium
intracystic
within the urinary bladder
intradermal
within the dermal layer
intraduodenal
within the first part of the small intestine
intrathoracic
within the chest cavity
intravenous
within the vein
malaise
generally poor feeling, not feeling well
malaria
infestation of malaria parasite
malformation
poor formation
malnutrition
poor nutrition, missing essential nutrients
malodorous
smelling bad
mononuclear
having on nucleus
morbidity
related to illness
mortality
related to death
postcibal
after meals
postcoital
after intercourse
postesophageal
in back of the esophagus
postfebrile
after a fever
postglucose
after glucose is administered
postmastectomy
after excision of the breast
postmenopausal
after the end of menstruation
postmortem
after death
postnatal
after birth
postoperative
after surgery
postpartum
after delivery
postprandial
after meals
preanesthetic
before anesthesia
precancerous
condition that may lead to cancer
prefrontal
in front of the frontal bone
preoperative
before surgery
prescribe
write an order before it can be done
sanguineous
bloody
semicircle
half of a circle
semicomatose
partially in a coma
semiconscious
partially conscious
semiprivate
patient gets half of a room
subcutaneous
layer below the dermis
triceps
a three-headed muscle
trifurcation
branch into three
unicellular
of one cell
unilateral
one sided
uninuclear
having one nucleus
