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Addison's disease
A disease due to the hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure,
anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronze like pigmentation of the skin
Adjunctive agents
Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to augment or enhance the effects of the
primary agent
Allergenicity
Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in
sensitive individuals
Alveolus (pl. alveoli)
A small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide
A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local anesthetics that
are widely used in dentistry. (Ex. Lido, mepivicaine, prolocaine, bupivicaine
Amnesia
Failure to remember events related to surgery
Analgesia
Insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis
,A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses, including skin
reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, constriction of bronchioles,
respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia
A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Angina pectoris
Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to a deficiency of blood supply to
the myocardium
Antecubital
Situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa
The depression between the forearm and the upper arm that is literally "in front of the elbow"
Anticholinergic
A drug that counteracts the action of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the
parasympathetic nervous system and thereby blocks the action of the parasympathetic nerves
Antiemetic
A drug that counteracts nausea and vomitting
Antisialogogue
A drug that counteracts the production of saliva
Anxiolytics
Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension (ex. Diazepam - Valium, Midazolam - Versed
, Aorta
The main trunk (a very large artery) from which the arterial system proceeds
Apnea
Absence of cessation of breathing
Arrest rhythms
Cardiac rhythms in which there is cardiac arrest. Some arrest rhythms such as pulseless
ventricular tachycardia are accompanied by a rhythm display, but there is no contraction
Arrhythmia
Any variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Arteriole
Any of the very small arterial branches located at the end of an artery (furthest from the
heart)
Artery
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body
Ascites
Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Asyatole
Cardiac arrest in which there is no rhythm display and no contraction
Ataractics
Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect
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Addison's disease
A disease due to the hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure,
anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronze like pigmentation of the skin
Adjunctive agents
Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to augment or enhance the effects of the
primary agent
Allergenicity
Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in
sensitive individuals
Alveolus (pl. alveoli)
A small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide
A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local anesthetics that
are widely used in dentistry. (Ex. Lido, mepivicaine, prolocaine, bupivicaine
Amnesia
Failure to remember events related to surgery
Analgesia
Insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis
,A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses, including skin
reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, constriction of bronchioles,
respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia
A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Angina pectoris
Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to a deficiency of blood supply to
the myocardium
Antecubital
Situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa
The depression between the forearm and the upper arm that is literally "in front of the elbow"
Anticholinergic
A drug that counteracts the action of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the
parasympathetic nervous system and thereby blocks the action of the parasympathetic nerves
Antiemetic
A drug that counteracts nausea and vomitting
Antisialogogue
A drug that counteracts the production of saliva
Anxiolytics
Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension (ex. Diazepam - Valium, Midazolam - Versed
, Aorta
The main trunk (a very large artery) from which the arterial system proceeds
Apnea
Absence of cessation of breathing
Arrest rhythms
Cardiac rhythms in which there is cardiac arrest. Some arrest rhythms such as pulseless
ventricular tachycardia are accompanied by a rhythm display, but there is no contraction
Arrhythmia
Any variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Arteriole
Any of the very small arterial branches located at the end of an artery (furthest from the
heart)
Artery
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body
Ascites
Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Asyatole
Cardiac arrest in which there is no rhythm display and no contraction
Ataractics
Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect
