| A | B |
|---|
| Turgor | ability of the skin to return to its normal condition after being subjected to pressure |
| Cellulitis | inflammation cellular or connective tissue |
| Sensorium | sensory apparatus of the body as a whole |
| hypertrophy | increase in the size or bulk of an organ or structure |
| gangrene | death of tissue or bone |
| hospice | care and support services for terminally ill patients |
| emesis | Vomit |
| PEEP | Positive end expiratory pressure |
| CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure |
| BiPAP | bilevel positive airway pressure |
| exocrine | disorder involving external secretions |
| hemoptysis | coughing up (expectoration) blood |
| cor pulmonale | congestive heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension |
| demyelination | destruction or removal of the myelin sheath of nerve tissue |
| bronchiectasis | chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi |
| tracheostomy | surgical opening in the anterior surface of the neck into the trachea |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| Colostomy | opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall, allowing feces to be collected outside the body |
