| A | B |
|---|
| aqueous | thin and watery |
| viscous | thick and sticky |
| aspirate | to draw by suction, pulling back on the plunger of a syringe |
| flange | flared part of a syringe barrel |
| gauge | diameter of the lumen of a needle |
| induration | hardening of tissue |
| lumen | hollow part of the needle |
| necrosis | death of tissue |
| precipitate | solid particles that separate out from a solution |
| reconstituing | adding fluid to dissolve a medication |
| sloughing | shedding of dead tissue |
| tracking | backing up of medication in the channel |
| z-track | method used to minimize irritation |
