Med 3: Second year

Adhesion

to stick together

Abscess

a collection of pus

Antidote

drugs used to counteracts poison

NIDDM

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

ASA

aspirin

GI

gastrointestinal

GU

genitourinary

Phlebitis

inflammation of the vein

Leukocyte

white blood cell

Biopsy

examination of a tissue removed from the body

Ischemia

lack of blood supply

Hematuria

blood in the urine

Gait

the pattern of walking

Flatus

gas in the stomach

Epistaxis

bleeding/nose bleeding

Lethargy

lack on concentration

Hematemesis

vomiting blood

Expectorate

ejection of mucus

Erythema

redness or a mass on blood on the skin

Diastole

relaxation of the cardiac cycle

Systole

when the heart muscles are working

Embolus

a  free moving clot

Epigastric

upper area of the abdomen

Lacrimation

Secretion of tears

Melanin

the pigmentation of the skin

Olfactory

relating to the sense of smell