Chem vocab

Coacervate

an aggregate of colloidal droplets held together by electrostatic attractive forces

Lipid Bilayer

a thin, flexible double layer of phospholipid molecules that forms the foundational barrier of all cell membranes and organelle boundaries

Loquacious

liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily

Amino Acid Sequence

the specific order of building blocks, called amino acids, that make up a protein

Iatrogenic

induced unintentionally by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures

Calamity

n event that causes great harm and suffering : disaster

Avert

to avoid

Comport

to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected

Principal

person who has controlling authority or is in a leading position: such as

Principle

a moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and that influences your actions

Forgo/Forego

to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without

Sublime

1. beautiful or good : causing strong feelings of admiration or wonder

2. complete or extreme

Ecchymosis

the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels (bruising)

Hematoma

a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel

Enervate

to make (someone or something) very weak or tired —usually used as (be) enervated

Stoichiometry

a branch of chemistry that deals with the application of the laws of definite proportions and of the conservation of mass and energy to chemical activity

Protractor

an instrument for laying down and measuring angles in drawing and plotting

Compass

a device for determining directions by means of a magnetic needle or group of needles turning freely on a pivot and pointing to the magnetic north

Copacetic

very satisfactory

Tyro

a beginner in learning

IPPA

a beginner in learning (Inspect, Palpate, Percussion, Ausculation)

Talisman

an object (such as a ring or stone) that is believed to have magic powers and to cause good things to happen to the person who has it

Totem

one that serves as an emblem or revered symbol

Murmur

a low sound made when many people are speaking

Bruit

noun - any of several generally abnormal sounds heard on auscultation

verb - report, rumor —usually used with about

Borborygmi

intestinal rumbling caused by moving gas

Nosocomial

acquired or occurring in a hospital

Costal Margin

the lower, upside-down V-shaped edge of the rib cage formed by the cartilage of the 7th through 10th ribs

Coffee Ground Emesis

vomit that looks like dark, grainy coffee grounds

Sequellae

an aftereffect of a disease, condition, or injury