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PHR 107 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asymptomatic | without symptoms of a disease process |
| bevel | angled tip of a needle |
| bronchoconstriction | narrowing of the brochiole tubes |
| edema | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces of tissues |
| enteric-coated | referring to an oral mediction to which a coating has been added that resists the effects of stomach juices; designed so that medicine is absorbed in the small intestine |
| hermetically sealed | sealed so that no air can enter |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| immunosuppressant | pertaining to a substance that suppresses or prevents an immune system response |
| immunotherapy | administering repeated injections of diluted extracts of a substance that causes an allergy; also called desensitization |
| induration | an abnormally hard, inflamed area |
| loading dose | a double dose administered as the first dose of a medication' usually used with antibiotic therapy so that therapeutic blood levels are reached quickly |
| meniscus | the curved surface of liquids in a container |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein; with the possible complication of a clot formation at the site(thrombphlebitis) |
| polyuria | excretion of an unusually large amount of urine |
| scored | slashed; for example, describes a tablet that is manufactured with in indentation for division through the center |
| sterile | free of all living organisms |
| vasodilation | increase in diameter of a blood vessel |
| viscosity | the quality of being thick of lacking capability of easy movement |
| volatile | capable of a vaporizing at a low temperature; describes an explosive device |
| wheal | localized area of edema or raise lesions |