vocabulary 1-4 Flashcards by Melisa Kaplan

to lessen, ease, decrease, or cease

abate

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localized collection of pus

abscess

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carrying impulses toward a center

afferent

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condition of being able to walk, not confined to a bed

ambulatory

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an agent that is used to lower elevated body temperature

antipyretic

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an agent that world against sepsis

antiseptic

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condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent

apathy

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an agent that works against coughing

antitussive

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free from all living microorganisms

asepsis

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surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

biopsy

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condition of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting

cachexia

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profuse sweating

diaphoresis

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carrying impulses away from a center

efferent

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

empathy

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the process of cutting out, surgical removal

excision

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pertaining to fever

febrile

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process of cutting into

incision

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objects large enough to be examined by the naked eye

macroscopic

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a general feeling of discomfort

malaise

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a structural defect

malformation

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harmful, cancerous

malignant

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state of being diseased

morbidity

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abnormal condition of tissue death

necrosis

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paleness, lack of color

pallor

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pertaining to the palm of the hand

palmar

prediction of the course of a disease

prognosis

pertaining to preventing or preventing disease or pregnancy

prophylactic

pertaining to the production of heat

pyrogenic

relationship of understanding between 2 individuals

rapport

abnormal condition that follows as a result of a disease, treatment, or injury

sequela

a system of prioritizing and classifying patient injuries to determine priority of need and treatment

triage

to induce a loss of feeling or sensation with the administration of an anesthetic

anesthetize

a state of deep sleep

comatose

pertaining to something origination outside of the body or an organ of the body

exogenous

invertebrate animals that can transmit disease to humans and animals

antropods

wormlike animals

helminths

fungal infections

mycoses

pertaining to inflammation without the production of pus

nonsuppurative

pertaining to single-celled parasitic organisms with flexible membranes

protozal

infection with rickettsiae

rickettsiosis

diseases that are communicable from animals to humans

zoonoses

pertaining to the nose and lip

nasolabial

to use the hands or fingers to examine by touch

palpate

pertaining to or containing blood

sanguineous

containing blood and pus

sanguinopurulent

physical injury or wound caused by an external force

trauma

resiliency of the skin

turgor

a patient without a fever

afebrile

a condition that is without signs of jaundice

anicteric

to stop, inhibit

arrest

the process of having 2 forks or two branches or 2 divisions

bifurcation

failure of an organ system

decompensation

to remove a part or a mass in its entirety

enucleate

pertaining to the outside of the eye

extraocular

underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body

hypoplasia

pertaining to the microscopic space between cells that are important in assisting the transfer of small molecules

intercellular junctions

occuring during a surgical operation or procedure

intraoperative

lying hidden, not active

latent

pertaining to or arising from many locations

multifocal

process of closing or state of being closed

occlusion

pertaining to either side of the sternum

parasternal

wide open

patent

pertaining to having more than the normal number of fingers and toes

polydactyly

pertaining to the period of time after surgery

postprocedural

pertaining to the number of days before the discharge of the menses

permenstrual

any objective clinical evidence of an illness or disordered function of the body

sign

word to describe the course of a disease process or the healing process following tissue injury

subacute

pertaining to both sides

ambilateral

to resemble a man

android

study of cells

cytology

slender physical body form, linear physique

ectomorph

round and soft physical body form

endomorph

study of tissue

histology

pertaining to the groin

inguinal

formation of a cells nucleus

karyogenesis

essential matter inside of a living cell

protoplasm

pertaining to stimulation of body growth

somatotrophic

pertaining to a place, definite locale

topical