| Term |
Definition |
| acute |
new, recent, sudden |
| adverse effect |
side effect |
| assay |
lab test |
| benign |
not malignant, usually without serious consequences |
| bolus |
an amount given all at once |
| carcinogenic |
capable of causing cancer |
| catheter |
a tube for withdrawing or introducing fluids |
| chronic |
continuing for a long time |
| clinical trial |
an experiment with patients |
| controlled trial |
a study in which the experimental procedures are compared
to a standard (accepted) treatment or procedure |
| culture |
test for infection, or organisms that could cause
infection |
| double blind |
study in which neither investigators nor subjects
know which drug the subject is receiving |
| dysplasia |
abnormal cells |
| edema |
increased fluid |
| efficacy |
effectiveness |
| extravasate |
to leak outside of a blood vessel |
| hematoma |
a bruise, a black and blue mark |
| heparin lock |
needle placed in the arm with blood thinner to keep
the blood from clotting |
| monitor |
check on, keep track of, watch carefully |
| morbidity |
undesired result or complication |
| mortality |
death or death rate |
| necrosis |
death of tissue |
| oncology |
the study of tumors or cancer |
| percutaneous |
through the skin |
| placebo |
a substance of no medical value, an inactive substance |
| PRN |
as needed |
| protocol |
plan of study |
| random |
by chance, like the flip of a coin |
| relapse |
the return of a disease |
| retrospective |
looking back over past experience |
