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BASIC NA TERMS
Unit 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| folded piece of cloth or gauze used to apply pressure, may be hot, cold, or medicated | compress |
| born with of from birth | congenintal |
| to narrow as in blood vessels | constrict |
| gets bigger, expands, larger | dilates |
| excessive bleeding | hemorrhage |
| that is; ex | ie |
| unusual pain-redness, heat, and swelling of a body part | inflammation |
| alternating, stopping and starting again | intermittent |
| occasional | occ |
| near the surface; shallow | superficial |
| irrigation of the vaginal canal | vaginal douche |
| cause the blood vessels to DILATE | vasodilation |
| causing the blood vessels to CONSTRICT | vasoconstriction |