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Abduction

Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body


Abrasion

A partial-thickness wound caused by the scraping away or rubbing of the skin

Acute pain

Pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma or surgery

Adduction

Movement of a body part toward the midline of the body

Advance directive

A document stating a person's wishes about healthcare when the person is unable to make his or her own decisions

Ambulation

The act of walking

Amputation

The removal of all or part of an extremity

Aphasia

The partial or total loss of producing language or understanding speech

Apnea

The absence of respiration; not breathing

Asepsis

The absence of microorganisms (germs)

Aspiration

Inhaling oral or gastric contents into the lungs

Assault

Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent

Atrophy

Wasting away and decrease in muscle size

Battery

Touching a person's body without their consent

Blood pressure

The force of blood pushing against the walls of the bloom vessels

Bradycardia

Low pulse rate; less than 60 bpm

Bradypnea

Slow breathing; less than 12 bpm

Capillary

A tiny blood vessel

Carrier

A human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not have the signs & symptoms of infection

Chronic illness

A disease that never goes away

Chronic pain

Pain that is long-term

Chronic wound

Deep wound that takes a long time to heal

Clean wound

A wound that is not infected

Closed fracture

A broken bone that doesn't come through the skin

Colostomy

Surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestines out through an opening made in the abdominal wall

Comatose

State of unconsciousness

Communicable disease

Contagious disease caused by indirect or direct contact

Compound fracture

A broken bone where the bone protrudes through the skin

Compress

A pad or gauze applied for local pressure

Constipation

Difficulty in emptying feces, usually associated with hardened feces

Constrict

Subjective sensation of pressure or tightness

Contamination

The presence of an infectious agent on a body surface

Convulsion

Uncontrolled shaking of the body (AKA seizure)

Cyanosis

Bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of O2

Defecation

Discharge of feces from the rectum

Dehydration

Too little fluids in the body

Dementia

A decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life

Denture

False teeth

Diarrhea

Abnormal frequent bowel movements, usually liquid in nsture

Diastole

The dilation (expansion) of the walls of the blood vessels when they fill with blood

Digestion

Process of breaking down food into simpler substances to be used by the body

Dilate

To expand

Dirty wound

Infected wound

Disability

Physical or mental condition that limits a person's movement , senses, or ability

Discomfort

Absence of comfort or ease

Disinfection

Clean something in order to destroy microorganisms

Dorsiflexion

Bending of the foot in an upward motion

Drawsheet

A sheet placed under a person's back and thigh area used to turn and lift a resident

Dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing

Dyspnea

Difficult or labored breathing

Dysuria

Difficulty urinating