chapter 1 med terms
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| abate | to lessen, ease,decrease, or cease. used to note the lessening of pain.
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| abcess | localized collection of pus, which may occur in any part of the body
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| acute | sudden, sharp, servere; used to describe a disease that has a sudden onset, server symptoms, and a short course
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| afferent | carrying impulses toward a center
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| ambulatory | condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed.
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| antidote | substance given to counteract poisons and their effects.
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| apathy | condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent
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| autoclave | an apparatus that sterilizes instruments and items using steam under pressure (15 pounds of pressure per square inch) to reach a heat of 250 degres F to 254 degres F for a specified time, such as 30 min for a single wrapped items
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| disease | literally means lack of ease; a pathological condition of the body that presents with a series of symptoms, signs, and lab findings peculiar to it and sets it apart from normal or other abnormal body states
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| efferent | carring impulses away from the center
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| empathy | the ability to sense intellectually and emotionally the feelings of another person
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| febrile | pertaining to fever, a sustained body temp above 98.6 degres F
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| gram (g) | unit of metric system;
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| illness | state of being sick
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| liter | unit of volume in the metric system
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| malaise | a general feeling of discomfort, uneasiness; often felt by a patient who has a chronic disease
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| pallor | paleness, lack of color
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| rapport | relationship of understanding between two people, especially between the patient and physician
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| triage | a system of proritizing and classifying patient injuries to determine priority of need and treatment
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