Vocabulary Flashcards
Abrupt
Sudden
Abstain
To voluntarily refrain from something
Access
A means to obtain entry or a means of approach
Accountable
Responsible
Adhere
To hold fast or stick together
Adverse
Undesired, possibly harmful
Affect
Appearance of observable emotions
Annual
Occurring every year
Apply
To place, put on, or spread someting
Audible
Able to be heard
Bilaterial
Present on two sides
Cardiac
Of or relating to the heart
Cast
Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals
Cavity
An opening or an empty area.
Cease
Come to an end or bring to an end
Compensatory
Offsetting or making up for something
Complication
An undesired problem that is the result of some other event
Compy
Do as directed
Concave
Rounded inward
Concise
Brief, to the point
Consistenct
Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is
constrict
To draw together or become smaller
Contingent
Dependent
Contour
Shape or outline of a shape
Contract
To draw together or reduce in size.
Contraindication
A reason why something is not advisable to why it should not be done
Defecate
Expel feces
Deficit
A deficiency or lacking of something
Depress
Press downward
Depth
Downward measurement from a surface
Deteriorating
Worsening
Device
Tool or piece of equipment
Diganosis
Identification of an injury or disease
Diameter
The distance across the center of an object
Dilate
to enlarge or expand
Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated
Discrete
distinct, seperate
Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure
Dysfunction
Impaired or abnormal functioning
Elevate
to lift up or place in a higher position
Endogenours
Produced within the body
Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe
Excess
More than what is needed or usual
Exogenous
Produced outside the body
Expand
To increase in side or amount
Exposure
Contact
External
Located outside of the body
Fatal
Resulting in death
Fatique
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
Flaccid
Limp, lacking tone
Flushed
Reddened or ruddy appearance
Gaping
Wide open
Gastrointestional
Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines
Gender
Sex of an individual, as in male or female
Hematologic
Of or relating to blood
Hydration
Maintenance of body fluid balance
Hygiene
Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
Impaired
Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level
Impending
Likely to occur soon
Incidence
Occurance
Infection
Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms
Inflamed
Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender
Ingest
to swallow for digestion
Initiate
To begin or put into practice
Insidious
So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time
Intact
In place, Unharmed
Internal
Located within the body
Invasive
Inserting or entering into a body part
Labile
Changing rapidly and often
Laceration
Cut; tear
Latent
Present but not active or visible
Lethargic
Difficult to arouse
Manifestation
An indication or sign of a condition
Musculoskeletal
Of or relating to muscle and skeleton
Neurologic
Of or relating to the nervous system
Neurovascular
Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels
Nutrient
Substance of ingredient that provides nourishment
Occluded
Closed or obstructed
Ominous
Significantly important and dangerous
Ongoing
Continuous
Oral
Given through or affecting the mouth
Overt
Obvious, easily observed
Parameter
A characteristic or constant factor, limit
Paroxysmal
Beginning suddenly or abruptly; convulsive
Patent
Open
Pathogenic
Causing or able to cause disease
Pathology
Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality
Posterior
Located behind; in the back
Potent
Producing a strong effect
Potential
Capable of occurring or likely to occur
Precaution
Preventive measure
Precipitous
Rapid, uncontrolled
Predispose
To make more susceptible or more likely to occur
Preexisting
Already present
Primary
First or most significant
Priority
Of great importance
Prognosis
The anticipated or expected course or outcome
Rationale
The underlying reason
recur
To occur again
Renal
Of or relating to the kidneys
Respiration
Inhalation and exhalation of air
Restrict
To limit
Retain
To hold or keep
Site
Location
Status
Condition
Strict
Stringent, exact, compelete
Sublingual
Under the tongue
Supplement
To take in addition to or to complete
Suppress
To stop or subdue
Summetric
Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position
Symptom
An indication of a problem
Syndrome
Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder.
Therapeutic
Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder
Transdermal
Crossing through the skin
Transmission
Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another
Trauma
Injury, Wound
Triage
Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient’s condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment
Untoward
Adverse or negative
Urinate
Excrete or expel urine
Vascular
Of or relating to blood vessels
Verbal
Spoken, using words
Virus
Microscopic infectious agent capable or replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease.
Vital
Essential
Void
Excrete, or expel urine
Volume
Amount of space occupied by a fluid
The client’s condition was EXACERBATED in the fall
Made worse
The OVERT signs of the baby’s illness were distressing to the parents
Easily observed
The bride decided to EXPAND the number of people invited to the wedding
Increase
His PAROXYSMAL coughing was a sign of this illness
convulsive
The nurse noticed an ABRUPT change in the patient’s level of pain,
Sudden
Her FLUSHED appearance was noted by the nurse during the examination
Ruddy
The nurse was keeping careful watch on the patient’s RESPIRATION
Breathing
The medication was given SUBLINGUALLY
Under the tongue
The RATIONALE for the therapy was to increase the patient’s range of motion
Reason
The nurse is ACCOUNTABLE for patient safety
Responsible
