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1 kilometer = ____ meters

1,000 meters

1 Meter= ______ Centimeters?

100 centimeters

1 centimeter = ___ millimeters

10 millimeters

1 inch = ___ cm

2.54 cm

1 liter = ____ milliliters

1,000 milliliters

1 milliliter =_______ cubic centimeters

1 cc

1 mile = ____ yards

1,760 yards

1 mile= ? feet

5,280 feet

1 yard= ___ feet

3 feet

1 foot = ____ inches

12 inches

1 gallon= ___ quarts

4 quarts

1 gallon= ____ ounces

128 ounces

1 quart= _____ pints

2 pints

1 pint= ___ cups

2 cups

1 cup= ____ ounces

8 ounces

1 ounce = ___ mL

30 mL

1 ton = ____ pounds

2,000 pounds

1 pound= ___ ounces

16 ounces

2.2 pounds= ____ kilogram

1 kg

1 gram= __ mg

1,000 mg

Conversion formula for Celsius to Fahrenheit

XF-32(5/9)

Abstain

to voluntarily refrain from something.

e.g.: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor

Accountable

To be responsible

e.g.: Paramedics are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.

Acute

Sudden, intense

e.g.: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing acute pain after surgery

Adhere

To hold fast or stick together.

e.g.: The tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place

Adverse

Undesired, possibly harmful

e.g.: vomiting is an adverse side effect of many meds

Aegis

Control, protection

e.g.: Unit staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager

Ambivalent

Uncertain, contradictory feelings

e.g.: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy

apply

To place, put on, or spread something.

e.g.: The nurse will apply a medication to the wound

Assent

To give consent, or agree

e.g.: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery beforehand

Audible

Able to hear

Bacteria

Single-celled, microscopic organisms.

Bilateral

on two sides of the body

Cardiac

Relating to the heart

Cavity

An opening or empty area

cease

Come/bring to an end

Chronology

Order of events as occurred on a timeline

Compensatory

Making up for something

Concave

rounded inward

Concise

Brief, to the point

Consistency

Degree of viscosity; how thick/thin the fluid is in relation to how it flows

Constrict

draw together or become smaller

e.g.: The nurse knows the blood vessels will constrict when ice is applied to the skin

Contingent

Dependent

e.g.: the hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is contingent on a careful daily flossing and brushing

Contraindication

A reason something is not advisable and should not be done

e.g.:

Convulsive

Having or causing convulsions (violent shaking of the body)

e.g.: Epilepsy is a convulsive disorder

Cursory

Quick, not thorough

e.g.: During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a cursory examination

Defecate

Expel feces

Deficit

Deficiency, lack of something

Depress

press downward

e.g.: The nurse will depress the skin to look for swelling

Depth

Downward measurement from a surface

Deteriorating

Worsening

Device

Piece of equipment

Diagnosis

ID of injury or disease

Dilate

expand, enlarge

Dilute

Make a liquid less concentrated

Discrete

distinct, separate

Distal

Distant, away from center

Distended

Enlarged or expanded from pressure

Dysfunction

Impaired, abnormal functioning

Empathy

Ability to share what others are feeling; understand the feelings of another

Equalibrium

Balance

Etiology

Origin/cause of disease/condition

Exacerbate

Make worse or more severe

Expand

Increase in size/amount

Exposure

Come in contact

Extension

lengthening; unbending a joint

External

Outside the body

Fatal

Resulting in death

Fatigue

Extreme tiredness/exhaustion

Flexion

Bending a joint

Flushed

Reddened/ruddy appearance

Gastrointestinal

Relating to the stomach and intestines

Hematologic

Relating to the blood

Hydration

Maintenance of body fluid balance

Hygiene

Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

Impaired

Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

Impending

Occurring in the near future, about to happen

Impervious

Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through

Imply

To suggest w/o explicitly stating

Incidence

occurrence

Infection

Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms

Infer

To conclude or deduce

Inflamed

Reddened, swollen, warm, often tender

Ingest

Swallow for digestion

Initiate

To begin or put into practice

Insidious

so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

Intact

In place, unharmed

Internal

Located within the body

Invasive

Inserting or entering into a body part

Kinetic

Related to movement

Labile

Changing rapidly and often

Laceration

Cut, tear

Latent

Present but not active or visible

Lateral

On the side

Lethargic

Difficult to arouse

Manifestation

Indication/sign of condition

Musculoskeletal

Of or relating to muscle and skeleton

Neurologic

Relating to nervous system

Neurovascular

Relating to nervous system and blood vessels

Nutrient

Substance to provide nourishment