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Infusing to introduce or adminster or inject by infusion especially by IV
Impaired Weakened, diminished, or damaged
Palpate to touch or feel
Perineal area that includes the penis / vagina and rectum
Perineun Area between the anus and the scrotum / vulva
Incontinence the inability to control urination or defecation
Orthopnea An abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably
Peripheral pertaining to the outside, surface, or surrounding area of an organ, other structure, or field of vision
Paralysis the loss of muscle function, sensation or both
Pallor an unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin
Occult Hidden or difficult to observe directly
Nausea a sensation accompanying the urge but not always leading to vomiting
Mucus Slippery secreations of the mucus membrane and glands
Mucous Membrane any obe of four major kinds of thin sheets of tissue that cover or line various parts of the body
Menstruation the periodic discharge through the vagina of a bloddy secretion containing tissue debris. Lasting 4-5 days occuring approximately ever 28 days
Malaise A vague uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress, or discomfort
Lethargic Sluggishness, serious, drowsiness, prolonged sleepiness
Laceration a torn jagged wound
Irrigated A body cavity or wound that has been washed out with a stream of water or other fluids
Insulin Hormone secreated by the pancreas in response to increased levels of glucose in the blood
Infiltrated Tissue or substance that has been penetrated
Incision a cut produced surgically by a sharp instrument that creates an opening into an organ or space in the body
Hypoglycemia a low level of glucose in the blood
Hyperglycemia a greater that normal amount of glucose in the blood
Oriented having psychological orientation
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