| A | B |
|---|
| abuse | any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish |
| acculturization | process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics |
| acupuncture | puncturing the skin at specific points with thin neddles to relieve pain and/or treat disease |
| addiction | state of being controlled by a habit, as can happen with alcohol and drugs |
| advanced directive | a legal document designed to indicate a person's wisher regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process |
| afebrile | without a fever |
| agnostic | person who believes that the existence of God cannot be proved or disproved |
| alignment | positioning and supporting the body so that all body parts are in correct anatomical position |
| analgesia | the state of inability to feel pain yet still being conscious |
| anoxia | without oxygen; synonymous with suffocation |
| anticubital | the space located on the inner part of the arm and near the elbow |
| apathy | indifference; lack of emotion |
