![]() ![]() ![]() of vision and airwaysĪDJUVANT helpful, assisting, aiding, supportiveĪDJUVANT TREATMENT added treatment (usually to a standard treatment)ĪNTIBIOTIC drug that kills bacteria and other germsĪNTIMICROBIAL drug that kills bacteria and other germsĪNTIRETROVIRAL drug that works against the growth of certain virusesĪDVERSE EFFECT side effect, bad reaction, unwanted responseĪLLERGIC REACTION rash, hives, swelling, trouble breathingĪMBULATE/AMBULATION/AMBULATORY walk, able to walkĪNAPHYLAXIS serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reactionĪNEMIA decreased red blood cells low red cell blood countĪNESTHETIC a drug or agent used to decrease the feeling of pain, or eliminate the feeling of pain by putting you to sleepĪNGINA pain resulting from not enough blood flowing to the heartĪNGINA PECTORIS pain resulting from not enough blood flowing to the heartĪNOREXIA disorder in which person will not eat lack of appetiteĪNTECUBITAL related to the inner side of the forearmĪNTIBODY protein made in the body in response to foreign substanceĪNTICONVULSANT drug used to prevent seizuresĪNTILIPEMIC a drug that lowers fat levels in the bloodĪNTITUSSIVE a drug used to relieve coughingĪRRHYTHMIA abnormal heartbeat any change from the normal heartbeatĪSPIRATION fluid entering the lungs, such as after vomitingĪSSESS to learn about, measure, evaluate, look atĪSTHMA lung disease associated with tightening of air passages, making breathing difficultīENIGN not malignant, without serious consequencesīINDING/BOUND carried by, to make stick together, transportedīIOAVAILABILITY the extent to which a drug or other substance becomes available to the bodyīONE MASS the amount of calcium and other minerals in a given amount of boneīRADYARRHYTHMIAS slow, irregular heartbeatsīRONCHOSPASM breathing distress caused by narrowing of the airways CĬARDIOVERSION return to normal heartbeat by electric shockĬATHETER a tube for withdrawing or giving fluidsĬATHETER a tube placed near the spinal cord and used for anesthesia (indwelling epidural) during surgeryĬENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) brain and spinal cordĬHEMOTHERAPY treatment of disease, usually cancer, by chemical agentsĬHRONIC continuing for a long time, ongoingĬLINICAL TRIAL an experiment involving human subjectsĬOMPLETE RESPONSE total disappearance of diseaseĬONJUNCTIVITIS redness and irritation of the thin membrane that covers the eyeĬONSOLIDATION PHASE treatment phase intended to make a remission permanent (follows induction phase)ĬONTROLLED TRIAL research study in which the experimental treatment or procedure is compared to a standard (control) treatment or procedureĬOOPERATIVE GROUP association of multiple institutions to perform clinical trialsĬORONARY related to the blood vessels that supply the heart, or to the heart itselfĬT SCAN (CAT) computerized series of x-rays (computerized tomography)ĬULTURE test for infection, or for organisms that could cause infectionĬUMULATIVE added together from the beginningĭIASTOLIC lower number in a blood pressure readingĭISTAL toward the end, away from the center of the bodyĭIURETIC "water pill" or drug that causes increase in urinationĭOPPLER device using sound waves to diagnose or testĭOUBLE BLIND study in which neither investigators nor subjects know what drug or treatment the subject is receivingĮCHOCARDIOGRAM sound wave test of the heartĮEG electric brain wave tracing (electroencephalogram)ĮLECTROCARDIOGRAM electrical tracing of the heartbeat (ECG or EKG)ĮLECTROLYTE IMBALANCE an imbalance of minerals in the bloodĮNDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION examination of an internal part of the body with a lighted tube ENTERAL by way of the intestinesĮRADICATE get rid of (such as disease) of 7ĮVALUATED, ASSESSED examined for a medical conditionĮXPEDITED REVIEW rapid review of a protocol by the IRB Chair without full committee approval, permitted with certain low-risk research studiesĮXTRAVASATE to leak outside of a planned area, such as out of a blood vessel FįDA U.S. A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W AĪBDOMEN/ABDOMINAL body cavity below diaphragm that contains stomach, intestines, liver and other organsĪCIDOSIS condition when blood contains more acid than normalĪCUITY clearness, keenness, esp. These terms are not the only acceptable plain language alternatives for these vocabulary words. Please feel free to use these terms in place of medical jargon, wherever you feel they might be better understood. This glossary of terms is derived from a list copyrighted by the University of Kentucky. Alternative Lay Language for Medical Terms in Consent Forms ![]()
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