| A | B |
|---|
| fissure | a groove or crack like sore of the skin |
| fistula | abnormal passage between 2 organs |
| iteum | part of the small intestine |
| ilium | top part of the pelvic bone |
| infection | an invasion of the body by a pathogen organism |
| inflammation | localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues |
| laceration | torn, ragged wound |
| lesion | pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
| mucous | adjective that describes the mucous membranes that line the body cavitities |
| mucus | noun that is the name of the fluid secreted |
| palpation | examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel body parts |
| palpitation | pounding or racing heart. |
| prostate | referes to a male gland that lies under the urinary bladder |
| prostrate | collapse and be lying flat |
| supination | rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward |
| suppuration | formation or discharge of pus |
| triage | medical screening of patients to determine their medical placement |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| virile | masculine traits |
