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Vocabulary
Allied Health I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hemorrhage | rapid escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel |
| hoarseness | rough quality of the voice |
| hospice | place or philosophy of care for the terminally ill |
| hygiene | the science of health and its preservation |
| hypoglycemia | abnormally low blood sugar |
| incontinence | inability to control bowel and bladder function |
| injedction | forcing liquid into a part or organ |
| irradaition | exposure to radiant energy for the therapeutic or diagnostic purposes |
| insomnia | abnormal wakefulness |
| invasive | puncture or incision of the skin or insertion of an instrument into the body |
| abdomen | the anterior portion of the body between the thorax and the pelvis |
| abcess | a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by disintegration of tissue |
| acute | acute; of sudden onset |
| afebrile | without fever |
| alopecia | loss of hair; baldness |
| amnesia | a pathologic impairment of memory |
| amputation | the removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body |
| analgesic | relieving pain |
| anemia | a reduction below normal in the number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) or in the quantity of hemoglobin in the blood |
| anorexia | lack kor loss of appetite for food |
| antidote | an agent the countaracts a poison |
| anus | the opening of the rectum on the body surface |
| apathy | reactive absence of emotions |
| apnea | cessation of breathing |
| axilla | the armpit |
| benign | not malignant; the recurrent; favorable of recovery |
| biopsy | removal and examination, usually microscopic, of tissue from a living body |
| colostomy | an artificial opening (stoma) created in the large intestines and brought to the surface fo the abdomen for the purpose of evacuating the bowel |
| bruxism | gnashing, grinding, or clenching the teeth, usually during sleep |
| bursa | a small fluid filled sac or sac like cavity found in tissues where friction would otherwise occur |
| bypass | an auxiliary flow around an obstruction |
| cachexia | a proufound state of general ill health and malnutrition |
| coma | a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused |
| caduceus | symbol of the medical profession |
| carcinoma | a malignant growth made up of epithelial cells |
| chatheter | a flexible, hollow tube passed through body channels to remove or introduce fluids into the body |
| cerumen | ear wax |
| chancre | the primary lesionof syphilis |
| coagulation | formation of a clot |
| anastomosis | communication (joining) of two tubular organs |
| decubitus | the position assumed in lying down |
| dehydration | the condition that results from undue loss of water |
| diagnosis | determination of the nature of disease |
| diarrhea | rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine resulting in poor nutrition producing watery stools |
| diplopia | double vision |
| donor | an organism that supplies living tissue to be used in another body |
| dysphasia | difficulty in speaking |
| dysfunction | disturbance, impairment, or abnormality of functioning of an organ |
| dysphagia | diffuculty in swallowing |
| dyspnea | labored or diffucult breating |
| dysuria | painful or diffucult urination |
| dysplasia | abnormal development |
| desiccation | the act of drying |
| adema | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues |
| elimination | discharge from the body of indigestible materials/ waste matter |
| emaciation | wasted condition of the body; excessive leanness |
| emesis | the act of vomiting |
| enucleate | to remove whole and clean, as an eye from its socket |
| epistaxis | hemorrhage from the nose |
| euphoria | an exaggerated feeling of physical and mental well-being |
| excreta | excretion products including feces, urine and sweat |
| enteritis | inflammation of the intestine, especially the small intestine |
| expire | to die; to breathe out |
| exarticulation | amputation of a joint |
| fatigue | a generalized feeling of tiredness |
| feces | body waste discharged from the intestines |
| fetid | a rank or disagreeable smell |
| flatus | gas or air expelled through the anus |
| fundus | the bottom or base of anything |
| gait | the manner or style of walking |
| gangrene | death of body tissue usually associated with loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion and putrefacation |
| ganod | a sex gland |
| gravid | pregnant |
| geriatrics | branch of medicine dealing with the elderly |
| hallucination | a sensory impression (sight, touch, sound, smell or taste) that has no basis in external stimulation |
| hematoma | a localized collection of blood in an organ, space or tissue |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of the side of the body |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
Created by:
Terriana Jones
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