APPENDIX V
GLOSSARY
The following terms are explained as used in this manual and as commonly defined.
ABDUCTION—Moving an extremity away from the body.
ABRASION—An area of skin or mucous membrane worn from the body mechanically by
some unusual or abnormal process.
ABSCESS—A localized collection of pus.
ACIDOSIS—A condition 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—A drug 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—A pathogenic 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—A physician who specializes in anesthesiology.
ANESTHESIOLOGY—A branch of medicine that studies anesthesia and anesthetics.
ANESTHETIST—A registered nurse trained in administering anesthetics.
ANISOCORIA—Unequal diameter of the pupils.
ANODYNE—A drug that relieves pain.
ANOREXIA—Loss of appetite.
ANTHELMINTIC—A drug that expels, paralyzes, or kills intestinal worms.
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