| A | B |
|---|
| fatigue | tired |
| flaccid | soft, flabby |
| flatus, flatulence | gas in the digestive tract |
| flexion | bending |
| flushed | pink or hot |
| fowler's position | semi-erect, knee flexed, head of bed elevated 45-60 degrees |
| gavage | forced feeding through tube passed into stomach |
| glycosuria | glucose in the urine |
| guaiac | test for occult blood |
| gustatory | dealing with taste |
| hematemesis | blood in vomitus |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| hemoglobinuria | hemoglobin in the urine |
| hemoptysis | spitting of blood |
| hydrotherapy | using water as a therapeutic agent |
| hyperpnea | rapid breathing |
| hypertonic | concentration greater than body fluids |
| hypotonic | concentration less than body fluids |
| insomnia | inability to sleep |
| instillation | pouring into a body cavity |
| intermittent | starting and stopping, not continuous |
| intradermal | within or through the skin |
| intramuscular | within or through the muscle |
| intraspinal | within or through the spinal canal |
| intravenous | within or through the vein |
| involuntary, incontinent | unable to control bladder or bowels |
| isotonic | having the same tonicity or concentration as body fluids |
| jaundice | yellow color |
| knee-chest position | in face position resting on knees and chest |
| kyphosis | hump back, concavity of spine |
| labored | difficult, requires an effort |
| lacerated | torn, broken |
| lateral position | on the side, knees flexed |
| lithotomy position | on back, buttocks nead edge of table, knees well flexed and separated |
| lochia | drainange from the vagina after delivery |
| lordosis | sway back convexity of spine |
| manipulation, manipulate | to handle |
| menopause | cessation of menstruation |
