### A

anti-oxidant: manage inflammation, protects cells from free radicals

c

cauterize: burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance in order to stop bleeding or to prevent infection.

cellulite

d

detritus: waste or debris of any kind.

gravel, sand, silt, or other material produced by erosion

organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms

distend: swollen due to internal pressure; bloated

F

fugue: a loss of awareness of one's identity, often coupled with flight from one's usual environment, associated with certain forms of hysteria and epilepsy

h

hypochondriac: a person who is abnormally anxious about their health

i

involution: the shrinkage of an organ in old age or when inactive, e.g. of the uterus after childbirth.

Ischemia or ischaemia is a restriction in blood supply to any tissue, muscle group, or organ of the body, causing a shortage of oxygen

l

labile:

Definition: susceptible to alteration or destruction

lypmh: colorless fluid containing WBC, which bathes tissues aand drains through the lymphatic system into bloodstream

n

neurogenic:

neurotic:

nutrify

o

occlusion: the blockage or closing of an opening, blood vessel, or hollow organ

p

papule: solid/cystic raised spot

preoperative: denoting, administered in, or occurring in the period before a surgical operation

prophylaxis: treatment given or action taken to prevent disease

S

stoma: an artificial opening made into a hollow organ, especially one on the surface of the body leading to the gut or trachea

T

testosterone: anti-oxidant

triage: the preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required; the process of determining the most important people or things from amongst a large number that require attention.

delireum

V

venereal: contracted during sexual intercourse