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MED203 ECPI
MED203 CH04 KEY TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MED203 CH04 KEY TERMS | |
| Anorexia (ăn•ō•rĕk’sē•ă) | Loss of appetite for foods. |
| Antipruritic (ăn”tĭ•proo•rĭt’ĭk) | Agent that prevents or relieves itching. |
| Antipyretic (ăn”tĭ•pī•rĕt’ĭk) | Drug or agent that reduces fever. |
| Arthralgia (ăr•thrăl’jē•ă) | Pain in a joint. |
| Bacteremia (bak•tǝ’rē•mē•ǝ) | Bacteria in the blood. |
| Enanthems (ĕn•ăn’thĕms) | Mucous membrane eruption. |
| Exanthems (ĕg•zăn’thĕms) | Any eruption or rash of the skin (not the mucous membrane). Term often used to describe childhood or infectious rashes. |
| Leukopenia (loo”kō•pē’nē•ă) | Abnormal decrease in the number of circulating white blood cells. |
| Myalgia (mī•ăl’jē•ă) | Muscle pain or tenderness. |
| Nosocomial (nä•sǝ•’kō•mē•ǝl) | Occurring in a health-care setting. |
| Orchitis (ǝr•kī’tĭs) | Inflammation of the testes. |
| Rhinitis (rī•nī’tĭs) | Inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes. |
| Scotomata (skō•tō’mă•tă) | Temporary, islandlike, blind gaps in the visual field. |
| Sepsis (‘sep•sǝs) | Microorganisms released into the bloodstream trigger inflammation throughout the body. |
| Spirochete (spī’rō•kēt) | Member of an order of microorganisms that have a slender, spiral shape. |
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