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Med. Term. Ch. 1
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Abate | To lessen, decrease, or cease |
Abnormal | Pertaining to away from the normal or rule |
Abscess | A localized collection of pus, which may occur in any part of the body |
Acute | Sudden, sharp, severe; a disease that has a sudden onset, severe symptoms, and a short course. |
Adhesion | The process of being stuck together. |
Afferent | Carrying impulses toward a center. |
Ambulatory | The condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed. |
Antidote | A substance given to counteract poisons and their effects. |
Antipyretic | Pertaining to an agent that works against fever. |
Antiseptic | Pertaining to an agent that works against sepsis; putrefation. |
Antitussive | Pertaining to an agent that works against coughing. |
Apathy | A condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent. |
Asepsis | Without decay; steril, free from all living microorganisms; |
Autoclave | An apparatus used to sterilize articles by steam under pressure. |
Autonomy | The condition of being self-governed; to function independently. |
Axillary | Pertaining to the armpit. |
Biopsy | Surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination; used to determine a diagnosis of cancer or other disease processes in the body. |
Cachexia | A condition of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting. |
Centigrade | Having 100 steps or degrees, like the Celsius temperature scale, boiling point = 100 degrees Celsius & freezing point = 0 degrees Celsius. |
Centimeter | Unit of measurement in the metric system; one hundredth of a meter; |
Centrifuge | A device used in laboratory to separate solids from liquids. |
Chemotherapy | Treatment using chemical agents. |
Chronic | Pertaining to time; a disease that continues over a long time, showin little change in symptoms or course. |
Diagnosis | Determination of the cause and nature of a disease. |
Diaphoresis | To carry through sweat glands; profuse sweating; |
Disease | Lack of ease; an abnormal condition of the body that presents a series of symptoms that sets it apart from normal or other abnormal body states. |
Disinfectant | A chemical substance that destroys bacteria. |