| TECHNICAL TERM | LAY TERMS |
| Abdomen | Belly, Stomach |
| Acid taste | Sour taste |
| Agent | Drug, medication |
| Albumin | Protein found in blood |
| Alopecia | Loss of hair |
| Analgesic | Pain-relieving drug |
| Anemia | Loss of number of red blood cells |
| Anomalies | Physical defects |
| Antiemetic | Medication to prevent nausea/vomiting |
| Arrhythmia | Irregular heart beat |
| ArterialCatheter | Small tube placed in an artery |
| Baseline | Test to find what is normal |
| Biopsy | Removal and examination of tissue |
| BloodDrawing | Amount of blood to be drawn in teaspoons, tablespoons, etc. andfrequency/site of the drawing |
| Body Fluids | State whatbody fluids; then they are extracted and give the source and amount |
| Capsule | Pill |
| Carcinoma | Cancer |
| Cardiovascular | Heart and blood vessels |
| Catheter | Small tube |
| Coagulation | Formblood clot |
| Convulsions | Seizures, epileptic fit |
| Debilitation | Weakened condition |
| Dehydrate | Lose water or body fluids |
| Deteriorate | Condition to grow worse |
| Diuretic | Water pill |
| Double-blind | Physician andpatient do not know what drug is given |
| Duration | Length of time involved |
| Dysfunction | Failure |
| Echocardiogram | Using soundwaves for examination of the heart |
| Edema | Swelling(fluid or water retention) |
| Efficacy | Effectiveness |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG) | Recording the heart beat |
| Electroencephalogram (EEG) | Recording brain waves |
| Enzyme | A chemicalin the blood that causes chemical changes |
| Excrete | Discharge, pass |
| Extravasate | Spills |
| Fatigue | Feeling tired |
| Fetus | Unborn baby |
| Fibrosis | Scars |
| Fibrous | Hard and stringy (resembling fibers) |
| Fluoroscope | X-ray machine |
| Fungus | Form ofinfection |
| Gait | Walk |
| Gastrointestinal | Stomach and intestines |
| Graph | Chart, records |
| Hematoma | Blood clot |
| Hemorrhage | Loss of blood (heavy bleeding) |
| Hormone | A chemical in the body |
| Hypertensive | High blood pressure |
| Hypotensive | Low blood pressure |
| Immunization | Administration of a substance to prevent disease |
| Impaired function | Not working properly |
| Incision | To cut open |
| Induction | Start |
| Indwelling | Tube left in a vein |
| Inflammation | Swollen, red, and painful |
| Infusion | Slow injection into a vein |
| Instruments in Testing | Specify what instruments are to be used and how they are used |
| Intestine | Stomach (belly) |
| Intracatheter | Small tube in a vein |
| Intravenous | By vein |
| Irradiation | X-ray |
| I.V. Push | Rapid injection into a vein |
| Jaundice | Yellowing of the skin |
| Metabolism | Chemical changes which provide energy |
| Negligible | Small or unimportant |
| Optimal | Thebest |
| Oral | By mouth |
| Origin | Beginning cause |
| Osteoporosis | Softeningofthe bones |
| Palpitation | Rapid heart beat Parameter Measure |
| Peripheral Blood | Vein blood |
| Placebo | Substance containing no medication |
| Placenta | Afterbirth |
| Plasma | Fluid found in the blood |
| Platelet | Part of blood that causes clots |
| Prophylaxis | Use of drugs to prevent disease |
| Psychosis | Nervous breakdown |
| Randomized | By chance |
| Renal | Kidney |
| Saline | Salt water solution |
| Sarcoma | Tumor |
| Screening | Examination, test |
| Secretion | Release |
| Simultaneous | At the same time |
| Stimuli | Something which causes a change |
| SupinePosition | Lying on the back |
| Supplement | Add |
| Tinnitus | Ringing in the ears |
| Toxicity | Side effects |
