Chapter 17 - Drugs, Diseases, & Dissection

Front 1

The study of the nature, uses, and effects of drugs.

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Pharmacology

Front 2

A medication that may be purchased by prescription or from a licensed professional.

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Prescription

Front 3

Recommendation not to use.

Back 3

Contraindication

Front 4

Originating within the body.

Back 4

Endogenous

Front 5

Extent to which a drug causes the intended effects; effectiveness.

Back 5

Efficacy

Front 6

Originating outside the body.

Back 6

Exogenous

Front 7

Prevention; avoidance

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Prophylaxis

Front 8

Course of treatment.

Back 8

Regimen

Front 9

Vapors and gases taken in through the nose and mouth and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs.

Back 9

Inhalation

Front 10

Through routes other than the gastrointestinal tract.

Back 10

Parenteral

Front 11

Within the vein; abbreviated IV.

Back 11

Intravenous

Front 12

Under the skin, or dermal layer; abbreviated SQ,SC, or subq.

Back 12

Subcutaneous

Front 13

Substance that relieves pain without affecting consciousness.

Back 13

Analgesic

Front 14

Substance that prevents vomiting.

Back 14

Anthelmintic

Front 15

Chemical agent that kills or prevents the growth of microorganisms on living tissue.

Back 15

Antiseptic

Front 16

Substance that reduces coughing.

Back 16

Antitussive

Front 17

State without infection.

Back 17

Asepsis

Front 18

Removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue.

Back 18

Debridement

Front 19

Separation or cutting apart.

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Dissect

Front 20

Easily crumbled.

Back 20

Friable

Front 21

To tie or strangulate.

Back 21

Ligate

Front 22

Accumulation of serum beneath the surgical incision.

Back 22

Seroma

Front 23

Apparatus for sterilizing by steam under pressure.

Back 23

Autoclave

Front 24

Artificial substitute for a diseased or missing part of the body.

Back 24

Prosthesis

Front 25

Instrument with cupped head to scrape material from cavity walls.

Back 25

Curette

Front 26

Instrument used to hold back tissue.

Back 26

Retractor

Front 27

Small, straight knife with a thin, sharp blade used for surgery and dissection.

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Scalpel

Front 28

Act of tying.

Back 28

Ligation

Front 29

Locking instrument used to grasp and ligate vessels and tissues to control bleeding.

Back 29

Hemostat

Front 30

Band of metal that completely or partially goes around the circumference of bone that is used in conjunction with other stabilization techniques to repair bone fractures.

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Cerclage