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BASIC NA TERMS
Unit 14
Question | Answer |
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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 |