CNA: Unit 6 Vocabulary

Disability

any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function.

Prosthesis

An artificial replacement for a missing body part.

Rehabilitation

The process to restoring the person to his or her highest possible level of physical, psychological, social, and economic function.

Aphasia

The total or partial loss (a) of the ability to use or understand language (phasia); parts of the brain responsible for language are damaged.

Apraxia

not (a) to act, do, or perform (praxia).

Cataract

Clouding of the lens.

Glaucoma

Fluid builds up in the eye causing pressure on the optic nerve.

Tinnitus

A ringing, roaring, hissing, or buzzing sound in the ears or head.

Vertigo

Dizziness

Benign

A tumor that does not spread to other body parts.

Malignant

A tumor that invade and destroys nearby tissues and can spread to other body parts.

Metastasis

The spread of cancer to other body parts.

Tumor

A new growth of abnormal cells that is benign or malignant.

Amputation

The removal of all or part of an extremity.

Arthritis

Joint (arthr) inflammation (itis).

Arthroplasty

The surgical replacement (plasty) of a joint (arthro).

Closed Fracture (simple fracture)

The bone is broken but the skin is intact.

Open Fracture (compound fracture)

The broken bone has come through the skin; compound fracture.

Paralysis

Loss of muscle function, sensation, or both.

Angina

Chest pain from reduced blood flow to part of the heart muscle (myocardium).

Congenital

To be born with

Hemorrhage

The excessive loss of blood in a short time.

Lymphedema

A buildup of lymph in the tissues causing edema (swelling).

Emesis/vomitus

Food and fluids expelled from the stomach through the mouth; emesis.

Hyperglycemia

High (hyper) sugar (glyc) in the blood (emia).

Hypoglycemia

Low (hypo) sugar (glyc) in the blood (emia)

Dialysis

The process of removing waste products from the blood.

Diuresis

The process (esis) of passing (di) urine (ur); large amounts of urine are processed-1000 to 3000 ml (milileters) or more a day.

Pyuria

Pus (py) in the urine (uria).

Urostomy

A surgically created opening (stomy) that connects to the urinary tract (uro).

Anxiety

A vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress.

Delusion

A false belief.

Hallucination

Seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling things that are not really there.

Mental Health

The person copes with and adjusts to everyday stresses in ways accepted by society.

Stress

The response or change in the body cased by any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor.

Cognitive Function

Involves memory, thinking, reasoning, ability to understand judgment and behavior.

Confusion

A mental state of being disoriented to person, time, place, situation, or identity.

Delirium

A state of sudden, severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function.

Dementia

The loss of cognitive function that interferes with routine personal, social, and occupational activities.

Sundowning

Signs, symptoms and behaviors of AD increase during hours or darkness.

Advance Directive

A document stating a person's wishes about health care when that person cannot make his or her own decisions.

DNR

Do Not Resuscitate.

Pallative Care

Care that involves relieving or reducing the intensity of uncomfortable systems without producing a cure.

Postmortem

Care of the body after (post) death (mortem).

Rigor Mortis

The stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal muscles that occurs after death (mortis).

Terminal Illness

An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover.