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HC2 Module 3 Unit 5
HC2 Module 3 Unit 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anesthesia | gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations |
| Antibiotics | a medicine taken to get rid of an bacterial infection; doesn’t work on viruses |
| Antidepressant | a medicine used to treat depression |
| Bacteria | a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms, including some that can cause disease |
| Confidential | secret or private (adjective) |
| Confidentiality | he state of keeping or being kept secret or private (noun) |
| Contraception | a way to prevent pregnancy |
| Depression | a condition involving feelings of severe sadness |
| Farsighted | able to see far away but not close |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure |
| Infection | an infectious disease, example: chest infection |
| Legal informed consent | patient’s authorization or agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention |
| Post-op | after surgery |
| Side effects | a secondary, typically undesirable effect of a drug or medical treatment |
| Sterilization | surgery to make a person or animal unable to produce offspring |
| Surgery | medical operation |
| Talk therapy | Treatment of mental, emotional, personality, and behavioral disorders using methods such as discussion, listening, and counseling. Also called psychotherapy |
| Transfusion | an act of transferring donated blood, blood products, or other fluid into another person or animal |
| Tubal ligation | a surgical procedure for female sterilization which involves severing and tying the fallopian tubes |
| Unethical | morally wrong |