Vocabulary/ Prefixes/ Suffixes to know Flashcards
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Medical asepsis
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free from diseases
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standard precautions
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set of standard control practices
3
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aspirations
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drawing breath/ inhalation
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contaminated
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infected with pathogen
5
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pathogen
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diseased
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isolation
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quarantined
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abnormality
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not normal
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hyper
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high
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hypo
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low
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confidentiality
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kept a secret
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intravenous
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in veins
12
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cyanosis
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bluish discoloration of skin
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decubitus
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laying down posture
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edema
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fluid buildup
15
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living will
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legal document discussing medical decisions
16
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advanced directive
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person who makes medical decision for someone unwilling
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atrophy
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degeneration of cells
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immobiiltiy
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inability to move
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incontinence
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can’t perform
20
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perineum(al)
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between pubic arch and tail bone
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excrete
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get rid of
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excoriation
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swollen or broken skin from picking at it
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thready
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weak/ shallow
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afebrile. febrile
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not feverish/ feverish
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antecubital
inner/ front of forearm
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apnea
difficulty
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brady
slow
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tachy
fast
29
Cheyne stokes
rare abnormal breathing patterns
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dysphagia
discomfort in swallowing
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orientation
direction of something
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dangle
helping sit on side of bed
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concentrated
saturated
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defecation
discharge of feces
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feces
waste matter
36
flatus
gas in stomach/ intestines
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stoma
artificial opening
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hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
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quadriplegia
paralysis of all limbs
40
sputum
saliva and mucous coughed up from respiratory tract
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emesis
process of vomiting
