Coursera week 1 clinical terminology

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Artery

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

Metabolism

All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism

Pallor

Extreme or unnatural paleness

Dizziness

Used to describe feeling faint or lightheaded, to feeling weak or unsteady.

Palpable

able to be touched or felt

Axilla

armpit

Deteriorated

become progressively worse

Theraputic

curative

Diarrhea

frequent passage of loose, watery stools

Groin

inguinal

Dehydration

lack of water

non-invasive

no penetration of the body

Intracranial Pressure (ICP)

pressure inside the skull

Shivering

response to cold; body shakes to turn energy from food into body heat

Rectum

stores feces

Confusion

the inability to think clearly

Dissipate

to scatter

Intracranial

within the skull


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