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chapter 1 med terms
Term | Definition |
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abate | to lessen, ease,decrease, or cease. used to note the lessening of pain. |
abcess | localized collection of pus, which may occur in any part of the body |
acute | sudden, sharp, servere; used to describe a disease that has a sudden onset, server symptoms, and a short course |
afferent | carrying impulses toward a center |
ambulatory | condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed. |
antidote | substance given to counteract poisons and their effects. |
apathy | condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent |
autoclave | an apparatus that sterilizes instruments and items using steam under pressure (15 pounds of pressure per square inch) to reach a heat of 250 degres F to 254 degres F for a specified time, such as 30 min for a single wrapped items |
disease | literally means lack of ease; a pathological condition of the body that presents with a series of symptoms, signs, and lab findings peculiar to it and sets it apart from normal or other abnormal body states |
efferent | carring impulses away from the center |
empathy | the ability to sense intellectually and emotionally the feelings of another person |
febrile | pertaining to fever, a sustained body temp above 98.6 degres F |
gram (g) | unit of metric system; |
illness | state of being sick |
liter | unit of volume in the metric system |
malaise | a general feeling of discomfort, uneasiness; often felt by a patient who has a chronic disease |
pallor | paleness, lack of color |
rapport | relationship of understanding between two people, especially between the patient and physician |
triage | a system of proritizing and classifying patient injuries to determine priority of need and treatment |