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Vocabulary I (A to D) Flashcards

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Abduction

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Away from the center (midline) of the body.

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Abuse

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The infliction of physical, sexual, or emotional injury or harm.

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Activities of daily living (ADL)

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Any activity that is performed in one’s life on a daily basis.

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Adduction

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Toward the center (midline) of the body.

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Abandonment

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Leaving resident unattended.

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Abrasion

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A scraping or rubbing off of the skin.

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Active-assistive ROM

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The nurse assistant assists the resident in performing the exercise.

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Active Range of Motion Exercises

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Movement carried out by the resident.

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Acute

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Developing rapidly with pronounced symptoms and lasting a short time, rapid onset, short term.

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Admission

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Process of checking a resident into the facility.

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Advanced Directive

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A document that designates the resident’s wishes in the event that he/she is unable to speak for himself/herself.

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Afebrile

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Without fever.

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Agitation

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Vocal or motor behaviors such as shouting, fidgeting, pacing, screaming, or wandering.

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Agnosia

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Loss of the ability to recognize familiar objects.

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Alzheimer’s Disease

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A progressive impairment of memory, reasoning, and judgment that is related to cellular changes within the brain and that leads to loss of independence in activities of daily living.

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Ambulation

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Ability to walk.

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk.

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Anterior

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Toward the front.

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Anti-embolism Stockings

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Elastic hosiery used to minimize the occurrence of edema and blood clots.

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Anus

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Outlet of the rectum.

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Aphasia

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Language difficulty due to brain damage, which can affect listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills; loss of the ability to use or understand language.

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Apical Pulse

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Pulse taken at the apex of the heart.

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Apraxia

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Loss of the ability to carry out planned movements at will.

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Arteries

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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

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Arterisclerosis

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Loss of elasticity in the walls of the blood vessels.

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of a joint.

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27
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Asepsis

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The absence of germs.

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Apiration

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To draw fluid or object into the long when breathing in.

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Assault

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Threat or complain to injure another in an unlawful manner.

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Assessment

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An appraisal of the whole person to establish a baseline and determine the resident’s potential and his/her need for help.

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Atherosclerosis

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Accumulation of fat deposits inside of arteries, making them more narrow.

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Atrophy

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Wasting away of muscle tissue leading to weakness.

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33
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Axilla

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Armpit

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34
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Aseptic

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Free of microorganisms

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Advocate

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A person who defends someone else.

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Basic Human Needs

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Activities required by all people to successfully and satisfactorily live their lives.

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Bacteria

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Single-celled organisms that can cause disease/illness.

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38
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Battery

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Unlawful application of force to the person of another.

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Bladder

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A muscular sac that stores the urine of the body.

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Blindness

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Inability to see.

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Blood Pressure

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The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood.

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Body Mechanics

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Using correct techniques in performing certain functions in a manner that does not add undue strain to the body.

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Body Temperature

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The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the body.

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Bowel Movement

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Solid waste eliminated from the digestive tract.

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Bowel Obstruction

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A blockage in the intestine.

46
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Brachial Artergy

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The artery in the antecubital space in front of the elbow.

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Bradycardia

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Slow pulse rate, usually less than 60 beats per minute.

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Bronchi

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Two large branches of the trachea through which air moves in and out of the lungs.

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Call System

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This consists of a signal cord or button. This signal activates a bell, light, or intercom system used to request assistance. The cord or button must be placed within the patient’s reach at all times.

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Cannula

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A plastic or metal tube.

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Care Plan

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An individual plan of care for each resident.

52
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Cataract

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Clouding of the lens of the eye.

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Catastrophic Reaction

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Overreaction to circumstances.

54
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Catheter

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A sterile tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine.

55
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Cheyne-Stokes

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A pattern of breathing in which respirations gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow and slow; breathing may stop for 10 to 20 seconds.

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Chronic

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Continuing over a long period of time or recurring frequently; chronic conditions begin insidiously, and symptoms are not as noticeable as in acute conditions; long, drawn out, long term.

57
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Circumcision

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A surgical removal of the end of the foreskin of the penis.

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Coccyx

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The bone at the base of the spine (tailbone).

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Cognitive

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Dealing with the thoughts and emotions.

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Colostomy

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An artificial opening made in the abdominal wall to allow the passage of feces through a stoma (opening).

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Combativeness

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Physically aggressive behavior; hitting, kicking, scratching, biting.

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Communication

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The exchange of information accomplished by sending and receiving messages. Requires both a sender and receiver.

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Competency

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The ability to properly perform a specific task.

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Condom Catheter

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An external catheter applied to males (Texas catheter).

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Conduct

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One’s actions in general; behavior.

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Confusion

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A mental state characterized by disorientation regarding time, place, or person.

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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

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The inability of the heart to pump an adequate quantity of blood.

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Consent

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Permission granted voluntarily by a person in his/her (sound/clear) mind.

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Constipation

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The passage of unusually dry, hard stools.

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Constrict

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Get smaller.

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Contaminated

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Exposed to germs.

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Contracture

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An injury that does not break the skin, caused by a blow to the body and characterized by swelling, discoloration, and pain.

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Contusion

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An injury that does not break the skin, caused by a blow to the body and characterized by swelling, discoloration, and pain.

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Cyanotic

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A bluish-gray color of the skin, lips, or nail beds due to lack of oxygen.

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Dangle

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To sit on the side of the bed with legs over the edge or the mattress.

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Confused

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State of being mixed up.

77
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Confidential

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Personal; not known to others.

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Deafness

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Inability to hear.

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Death

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A natural part of life where all vital functions of the body cease.

80
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Decubitus Ulcer

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An inflammation, sore, or lesion that develops over areas where the skin and tissue underneath are injured due to a lack of blood flow.

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Defecation

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Passing feces from the body; passing of stool.

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Deficiency

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A written notice of inadequate care or sub-standard practice.

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Dehydration

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Loss of body’s normal water content, which can affect both physical and mental functions.

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Delirium

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Memory and thinking impairment that comes on suddenly and is caused by illness or toxic reaction in the body, usually reversible.

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Dementia

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Severe impairment of cognitive functions such as thinking, memory, and personality; comes on slowly and worsens over time; usually irreversible, depending on the cause.

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Dentures

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Artificial, or “false” teeth.

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Dependent

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Unable to care for one’s self.

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Diabeters

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A chronic disease characterized by insufficient insulin production.

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Diagnosis

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Determining what kind of disease or medical condition a person has; the nurse assistant can find out by looking in the chart; the doctor determines the problem based on tests, observations, etc.

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Diaphoresis

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Excessive sweating.

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Diarrhea

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Frequent passage of liquid stool.

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Diastolic Pressure

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The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest (the bottom number).

93
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Digestion

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Process by which food is broken down, mechanically and chemically, and changed to a from that can be absorbed by the body.

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Dilate

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To get larger.

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Discharge

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The resident goes to another facility, home, to the home of a relative/friend, or if the resident dies.

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Disorientation

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The state of mental confusion or loss of bearings in relation to the sense of person, place, or time.

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Distention

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The state of being inflated or enlarged.

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Diversionary

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To draw attention to something else or to amuse.

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing.

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty in breathing.

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