| A | B |
|---|
| acetaminophen | an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation |
| acupuncture | treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin |
| albuminuria | the presence of excessive protein in the urine |
| analgesic | capable of relieving pain |
| antipyretic | preventing or alleviating fever |
| arthrocentesis | removal of fluid from a joint by centesis |
| auscultation | listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope |
| bruit | tell or spread rumors |
| compliance | the act of submitting, usually surrendering power to another |
| computed tomography | a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis |
| contraindication | (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment |
| echocardiography | a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart |
| endoscope | a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery |
| fluoroscopy | examination of body structures using a fluoroscope |
| glycosuria | the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine |
| hematocrit | the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit |
| hematuria | the presence of blood in the urine |
| hyperthermia | abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced |
| hypothermia | subnormal body temperature |
| intradermal injection | an injection into the skin |
| intramuscular injection | an injection into a muscle |
| intravenous injection | an injection into a vein |
| ketonuria | excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation |
| laparoscopy | laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes) |
| lithotomy position | a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination |
| magnetic resonance imaging | the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images |
| ophthalmoscope | medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye |
| otoscope | a medical instrument for examining the ear |
| palliative | moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear |
| parenteral | located outside the alimentary tract |
| percussion | the act of exploding a detonator that explodes when struck |
| perfusion | pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue |
| phlebotomy | surgical incision into a vein to draw blood |
| placebo | an innocuous or inert medication |
| positron emission tomography | using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) |
| proteinuria | the presence of excessive protein in the urine |
| pyuria | presence of white blood cells in the urine |
| radiolucent | almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation |
| radiopaque | not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation |
| rale | a rapid series of short loud sounds |
| recumbent | lying down; in a position of comfort or rest |
| tomography | (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |
| speculum | a mirror for use in an optical instrument |
| sphygmomanometer | a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure |
| stethoscope | a medical instrument for listening to sounds inside the body |
| stridor | a whistling sound when breathing |
| subcutaneous injection | an injection under the skin |
| transdermal | through the unbroken skin |
| ultrasonography | using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs |
| urinalysis | the chemical analysis of urine |
