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| The body cavity between the chest and thighs |
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| Illness characterized by sudden onset, sharp rise and short course. Acute may also describe sharp or severe pain. |
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| Fully conscious, aware of seroundings |
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| Forgetfulness, loss of memory |
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| A drug used in medical treatment that prevents disease-causing micro-organisms from multiplying |
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Disorder of language/loss of language due to injury
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| Short period when breathing ceases |
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| Irregularity of heartbeat |
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| The condition of being free of disease causing organisms. |
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| Grayish color of the skin |
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| A kind of micro organism sometimes called a germ. Many forms of bacteria cause disease. |
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| Equipment which is placed over the body to keep the sheets and blankets from touching the patient. |
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| Decubitus ulcer. Opening in the skin occurring on a part of the body as a result of pressure, irritation or both. |
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| A sac which serves as a sac for fluid or gas, as the "urinary bladder". |
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| A word used as a general way of referring to the brain. |
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| Illness or symptoms marked by long duration or frequent reccurrence |
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| The continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels to all part of the body. |
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| The heart, blood vessels, blood and all the organs that pump and carry blood and other fluids throughout the body. |
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Surgical formation of an artificial opening either temporary or permanent. Usually made through abdominal wall into a part of the large intestines.
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| A state of deep unconsciousness often caused by a disease, injury or drugs. |
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| A disease that is easily spread from one person to another. |
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| Folded pieces of cloth or gauze used to apply pressure to a part of thepatient's body. The compress may also be used to supply moisture, heat, cold, or medication to a specific part of the body. |
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An abnormal condition caused by an unusually large amount of blood or fluid in a part of the body.
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| Soil and infectious material or corrupt by contact. |
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| When muscle tissue gets drawn together or shortened because of a spasm or paralysis, either permanently or temporarily. |
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| Getting well or recovering after illness or surgery |
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| Cerebral Vascular Accident |
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| Blue in color due to the lack of oxygen |
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| a sound made by a dying patient caused by air passing through the mucus collected in the throat or bronchial tubes. |
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| Emptying of lower bowel movement |
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| A condition in which the body has less than the normal amount of fluid. The term "fluid volume deficit" is sometimes used instead of dehydration. |
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| False/artificial teeth. Dentures may replace all or some of a person's teeth and are described as being partial or complete, upper or lower. |
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| A condition that develops when the body cannot change its sugar into energy. |
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Finding out what kind of disease or medical condition a patient has. A medical diagnosis is always made by a physician.
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| A physical examination that helps the physician to make a diagnosis |
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The group of body organs that carries out digestion. Digestion is the process in the body in which food is broken down, mechanically and chemically and is changed into forms that can enter the blood stream and be used by the body.
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| Loss of the ability to use a part or parts of the body in a normal way. |
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| The process of destroying most disease-carrying organisms. |
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| Supply items used once and then thrown away. |
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| Drum-like condition of the abdomen due to gas in the intestines or inability to empty bladder. |
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| Large amount of urine voided. |
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| Covering a patient or parts of the abdomen due to gas in the intestines or inability to empty bladder. |
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| Large amount of urine voided. |
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| Covering a patient or parts of the patient's body with a sheet or blanket, usually during physical examination of the patient. |
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| Difficulty or labored breathing. |
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| Abnormal swelling of a part of body caused by fluid collecting in that area Usually the swelling is the ankles, legs, hands or abdomen. |
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| A wasting away of the flesh, caused by disease and sometimes by lack of food. An emaciated person is very thin. |
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| a ductless gland in the body that secretes a substance that affects the way some body systems do their work. |
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| The process of breathing out air in repiration. |
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| The arms, legs, hands and feet |
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| A system for measuring temperature. In the Fahrenheit system, the temperature of water at boiling is 212°F, at freezing it is 32°F. |
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| Waste material of digestion, normally passed through rectum;stool fecal matter. |
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| The term for a person's condition when his body temperature is above normal. |
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| To bend upon itself, as a muscle |
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| The fluid taken to the body from all source |
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| Position with head elevated, knees flexed |
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| A term used to refer to the digestive system, sometimes called G.I. system; an abbreviation for gastro (stomach) and intestinal |
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| A Handle used on manually operated beds to raise or lower the backrest, knee rest and/or level of bed mattress. |
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| Nourishment fiven through tube into stomach;G-tube. |
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| A chemical compound used to destroy bacteria. |
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| A medical record that shows a patient's TPR, intake and output and blood pressure. It is called a graphic chart because it is made in the form of a graph. The reading for each vital sign is connected to the next by a line. |
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| Paralysis half size of the body |
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| Confused, not understandable |
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| Inability to retain urine and/or feces. |
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| A reaction of the body to disease or injury. There is usually pain, redness and swelling of the body part. |
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| The process of breathing in air in repiration. |
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| A hormone produced naturally in the body by the pancreas. Insulin helps the body to change sugar into energy. |
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| Extra nourishment in the form of food or drink given to patients between meals. |
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| Injections of fluids into a vein. |
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| Also called IV pole. A tall pole on rollers used to hold the containers that hold fluids that are carried to a patient by gravity as during a blood transfusion. short IV poles may be attached to the bed frame. |
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| A depression manifested by preoccupation with diet, bowel movements or general health. |
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| Yellow coloring of skin or eyes. |
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| A part of the body where two bones comes together. |
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| Manic-depressive Reaction |
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| Marked changes in mood from elation to depression. |
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| Special practices and procedures for cleanliness to decrease the chances for disease-causing bacteria to live and spread. |
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| The total of all the physical and chemical changes that take place in livinf organisms and cells. |
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| A system of measurement based on the decimal system. |
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| A living thing so small it cannot be seen with the naked eye, but only through a microscope. |
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| The group of body organs that control and regulate the activities of the body and the functioning of the other body systems. |
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