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Nursing and medical terms in plain words: what each one means, how to say it, the word parts it is built from, and why it matters at the bedside.
progesterone
proh-JES-tuh-rohn · sustantivo
A female sex hormone that prepares the lining of the uterus for pregnancy and helps keep a pregnancy going, also given as a drug.
Entrada completaJAK-sun PRAT draynA closed suction drain whose soft bulb, squeezed flat and capped, makes gentle suction that draws fluid from a wound.
Janeway lesionsEpónimoJAYN-way LEE-zhunzSmall, flat, painless red or reddish-brown spots on the palms or the soles.
jaundiceJAWN-disYellow color of the skin, the whites of the eyes and other tissues from too much bilirubin in the blood.
jawsJAWZThe working end of a clamp, forceps, needle holder or other hinged instrument: the two parts that close to grip, hold or cut.
jejun/oParte de palabrajeh-JOO-nohA word root that means the jejunum, the middle section of the small intestine.
jejunumjeh-JOO-numThe second of the three sections of the small intestine; it follows the duodenum and leads into the ileum.
judgmentJUJ-muntThe ability to think a situation through and make sound, safe decisions.
jugularJUG-yuh-lerRelating to the neck, especially the large veins in the neck.
jugular veinJUG-yuh-ler VAYNOne of the large veins on each side of the neck that carry blood from the head back toward the heart.
jugular vein distentionJUG-yuh-ler VAYN dis-TEN-shunNeck veins that stay full and bulging when the client sits with the head raised at 30 to 45 degrees.
justiceJUS-tisThe ethical principle of treating people fairly and sharing care and resources fairly.
juxtaglomerular apparatusjuks-tuh-gloh-MER-yuh-lur ap-uh-RAT-usA small group of cells at each nephron, where the distal tubule touches the arterioles of its own glomerulus, that senses flow and releases renin.
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