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—A substance which, under certain conditions, is capable of inducing
the formation of antibodies and reacting specifically with the antibodies in a
detectable manner.
ANTIPYRETIC—A drug that lowers elevated body temperature.
ANTISEPTIC—A drug or chemical that inhibits the growth of microorganisms
without necessarily destroying them.
APNEA—A temporary 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—A forcible 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.
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