ABSCESS-Alocalized collection of pus.
ACIDOSIS-Acondition resulting from acid accumulating in the body.
ADDUCTION-Bringing an extremity toward the body.
ADIPOSE-Of a fatty nature.
ADRENERGIC-Activated by, characteristic of, or secreting epinephrine or similar substance.

ABSORBENT-Adrug which "takes up" other substances by absorption.
ADSORPTION-The attachment of one substance to the surface of another.
AEROBIC-Growing only in the presence of oxygen.
AFFECT-(n.) Feeling experienced in connection with an emotion.
ALBUMINURIA-Albumin in the urine.
ALIMENTARY-Pertaining to food or digestion.
ALKALOSIS-Apathogenic condition resulting from accumulation of base in, or loss of acid from, the body.

AMBULATORY-Walking or able to walk.
ANABOLISM-The constructive process by which the simple products of digestion are converted by living cells into more complex compounds and living matter for cellular growth and repair.

ANAEROBIC-Growing only in the absence of oxygen.
ANALGESIC-A drug used to relieve pain without producing unconsciousness or impairing mental capacities.

ANATOMY-The science of the structure of the body and the relationship of its parts to each other.

ANEMIA-A decrease in certain elements of the blood, especially red cells and hemoglobin.

ANESTHESIOLOGIST-Aphysician who specializes in anesthesiology.
ANESTHESIOLOGY-Abranch of medicine that studies anesthesia and anesthetics.
ANESTHETIST-Aregistered nurse trained in administering anesthetics.
ANISOCORIA-Unequal diameter of the pupils.
ANODYNE-Adrug that relieves pain.
ANOREXIA-Loss of appetite.
ANTHELMINTIC-Adrug that expels, paralyzes, or kills intestinal worms.

ANTIBIOTIC-A synthetic product or a product of living microorganisms that kills or inhibits the growth of undesirable microorganisms.

ANTIDOTE-An agent that counteracts a poison.
ANTIGEN-Asubstance which, under certain conditions, is capable of inducing the formation of antibodies and reacting specifically with the antibodies in a detectable manner.

ANTIPYRETIC-Adrug that lowers elevated body temperature.
ANTISEPTIC-A drug or chemical that inhibits the growth of microorganisms without necessarily destroying them.

APNEA-Atemporary cessation of breathing.
ARTICULATION-The place of union or junction between two or more bones of the skeleton.

ASEPTIC-Clean; free of pathogenic organisms.
ASTRINGENT-A drug or preparation that produces shrinkage of body membranes, especially mucous membranes.

ASYMPTOMATIC-Having no symptoms.
AUSCULTATION-The act of listening for sounds within the body, with or without a stethoscope.

AUTOLYSIS-The spontaneous disintegration of tissues or cells by the action of their own serum or enzymes, such as occurs after death and in some pathological conditions.

AVULSED-Aforcible separation; also, a part torn from another.
AXILLARY-Pertaining to the area of the armpit.
BACTERICIDE-An agent that destroys bacteria.
BACTERIOSTATIC-An agent that inhibits the growth of bacteria.
BIOLOGICALS-Medicinal preparations made from living organisms and their products, including serums, vaccines, antigens, and antitoxins.

BLANCHING-Turning white.
BLEB-Blister, bubble.
BRADYCARDIA-Abnormally slow heartbeat, evidenced by a pulse rate of 60 or less.

BRADYPNEA-Abnormally slow breathing.
BUBO-An inflamed swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the area of the armpit or groin.

BUCCAL-Referring to the cheek.
CARRIER-A person or animal that harbors specific infectious agents in the absence of discernible clinical disease, and serves as a potential source of infection for humans.

CASTS-Urinary sediments formed by coagulation of albuminous material in the kidney tubules.

CATABOLISM-A destructive process in which the complex compounds of the digestive process are reduced to more simple substances.

CATHARTICS-Drugs that promote bowel movement.
CERVICAL-Pertaining to the neck or the neck of any organ or structure.
CHEYNE-STOKES-Breathing characterized by alternating periods of apnea and deep respirations.

COAGULATION-Clotting.
COAPTATION-To fit together, as the edges of a wound or the ends of a fractured bone; category of splint.

COCCYX-Tailbone.
COLATION-The process of straining or filtration.
COMMUNICABLE-Capable of being transmitted from one person to another.
COMMUNICABLE PERIOD-The period of time in which an infectious agent may be passed from an infected animal or man to a receptive host. There may be more than one such period of time during the course of disease.

COMMINUTION-The process of physical reduction of a substance to fine particle size.

CONTACT-Aperson or animal known to have been associated with an infected person or animal, or a contaminated environment, and to have had the opportunity to acquire the infection.

CONTAMINATION-The presence of an infectious agent or toxin on the surface of a body or inanimate article, such as clothing, dishes, surgical dressings or instruments, as well as in food or water.

CONTRACTURE-A condition of muscle shortening and fibrous tissue development that results in a permanent joint deformity.

CONTUSION-Abruise.
CORROSIVE-A substance that rapidly destroys or decomposes body tissue at point of contact.

CREPITUS-The cracking or grating sound produced by fragments of fractured bones rubbing together.

DEBILITY-The state of abnormal bodily weakness.
DEBRIDEMENT-The removal of all foreign matter and devitalized tissue in or about a wound.

DECANTATION-Separating liquids from solids by letting the solids settle to the
bottom and pouring off the liquid.

DECEREBRATE-A person with brain damage that produces certain abnormal neurologic signs.

DECORTICATION-Removing portions of the cortical substance of a structure or organ, such as the brain, kidney, or lung.

DECUBITUS ULCER-Bed or pressure sore.
DESQUAMATE-To shed, peel, or scale off.

DIASTOLE-The dilation or period of dilation of the heart, especially of the ventricles.

DIATHERMY-The generation of heat in tissue by electric current for medical or surgical purposes.

DISINFECTION-The killing of infectious agents outside the body by physical or chemical means applied directly. concurrent-Done during the treatment of a patient with a communicable disease. terminal-Done after a patient has been discharged or transferred.

DISINFESTATION-Aphysical or chemical means of destroying animal or insect pests in a particular area.

DISTILLATION-Converting a liquid to a vapor by applying heat and condensing the vapor back to liquid by cooling.

DIURESIS-Urine excretion in excess of the usual amount.
DIURETICS-Drugs that increase the secretion of urine.
DYSPNEA-Labored or difficult breathing.