Vocabulary set #5 Flashcards
Anxiety
a nervous feeling or uneasiness
Aphasia
loss of ability to understand or express speech
Cataract
lense of the eye becomes cloudy; blurred vision
Cerebral Vascular Accident
stroke
Coping Mechanism
strategies used to manage stress and trauma
Defense Mechanism
process initiated unconsciously to avoid conscious conflict or anxiety
Delusion
hallucinations, you see it, but nobody else does
Depression
Sadness or severe despondency or dejection
Dialysis
The clinical purification of blood by dialysis as a substitute for the normal function of the kidney
Glaucoma
A condition of increased pressure within the eyeball causing gradual loss of sight
Hallucination
And experience involving the apparent perception of something not present
Hepatitis
A disease characterized as inflammation of the liver
Hemiplegia
Paralysis of one side of the body
Hypoglycemia
Deficiency of glucose in the blood stream
Hyperglycemia
An excess of glucose in the blood stream
Paraplegia
Paralysis of the legs and lower body; typically caused by a spinal injury or disease
Parkinson’s
Nervous system disease that affects your ability to control movement
Quadriplegia
Paralysis from the neck down including the trunk, legs, and, arms
Trans ischemic attack
Blood flow to part of the brain is blocked or reduced; often by a blood clot
Urinary tract infection
An infection in any part of your urinary system
