lactation - ✅✅-secretion of milk glands in the breats.
influenza - ✅✅-an acute viral respiratory infection that causes cough, sore throat, body aches,
weakness, fever, headache, and stuffy nose
atherosclerosis - ✅✅-a disease resulting from the buildingup of plaque from fat and cholesterol inside
the arteries, thus partially of fully blocking circulation to vital organs.
crepitus - ✅✅-granting sound within an arthritic joint
pathogen - ✅✅-micro-organism capable of causing a disease.
dyspnea - ✅✅-difficult or labored breathing.
pus - ✅✅-thick, yellowish or green tinged liquid product of inflammation or infected tissues.
emesis - ✅✅-vomited material.
hypoxia - ✅✅-a reduced supply of oxygen to tissues below physiological levels despite adequate
perfusion of the tissue by blood
systolic blood pressure - ✅✅-the pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left
ventricle contracts
,diastolic blood pressure - ✅✅-the pressure against the artrial walls of the heart when it is at rest; the
bottom number of the blood pressure.
diaphoresis - ✅✅-excessive sweating
incision - ✅✅-a surgical cut with a sharp instrument that creates an opening into the body during
surgery and is later closed with sutures or staples.
perineal - ✅✅-genitals and anal areas
hemorrhoids - ✅✅-swollen and weakened veins or groups of veins commonly found in the anal region.
NPO - ✅✅-nothing by mouth, derived from the Latin words nil per os.
empathy - ✅✅-sensitivity to and identification with another person's problems, without expressing
sorrow or sympathy.
cannula - ✅✅-a oxygen-delivery device consisting of a length of tubing with two small prongs for
inserting into the nares
flexion - ✅✅-movement that decreases the angle between two adjoining bones; bending of a limb
culture and sensitivity - ✅✅-a laboratory test that grows a colony of bacteria removed from infected
area in order to identify the specific type of bacteria and then determine its sensitivity to a variety of
antibiotics.
biohazard - ✅✅-a biological or chemical substance or situation that is dangerous to human beings and
the environment.
, stoma - ✅✅-a surgical created opening from the inside of the body to the surface of the skin.
maceration - ✅✅-softening or breaking down of skin from prolonged exposure to moisture.
enema - ✅✅-instillation of fluid into the rectum to expel contents of the bowels, to introduce a
contrast agent for testing, or provide nutrition or medication.
thromboebolism - ✅✅-formation of a blood clot inside a vein that becomes loose and travels through
the circulation, possibly creating a life-threatening event.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - ✅✅-a procedure involving chest compressions and rescue
breathing that provides air exchange and blood circulation to a person whose heart has stopped beating
and is not breathing.
electrodes - ✅✅-small sensors placed on the skin to detect the electrical activity from the heart.
bile - ✅✅-a fluid the liver produces and stores in the gallbladder to help digest fats.
pulmonary edema - ✅✅-buildup of excess fluid in the lungs.
glucometer - ✅✅-a monitor used to calculate the approximate level of glucose in the blood.
capillary refill - ✅✅-A test that involves measurement by visual inspection of the time it takes for blood
to return to distal capillaries, such as under the fingernails, after blanching by applying pressure with a
finger.
Cells are the_______ of all living things? - ✅✅-building blocks (bodies building blocks)
(integementary system) Epidermis is the... - ✅✅-outer layer of skin
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