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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 completaZEE-trak METH-udA way of giving an IM injection in which the skin is pulled to one side before the needle goes in and let go after it comes out.
zafirlukastMedicamentozuh-FEER-loo-kastA tablet that blocks leukotrienes, chemicals that narrow and inflame the airways, used to prevent asthma attacks.
zidovudineMedicamentozy-DOH-vyoo-deenAn antiretroviral drug used with other HIV drugs, and to lower the chance of HIV passing from a pregnant person to the baby.
ZnSO4Abreviaturazee-en-es-oh-FOR (said as letters)The chemical shorthand for zinc sulfate, a zinc supplement; ISMP advises writing the full name.
Zollinger-Ellison syndromeEpónimoZOL-in-jer EL-ih-sun SIN-drohmA rare condition in which tumors that release the hormone gastrin make the stomach produce far too much acid.
zolpidemMedicamentoZOLE-pih-demA prescription sleep medicine used for short-term trouble falling or staying asleep.
zonuleZOHN-yoolOne of the fine fibers that hold the lens to the ciliary body; together they form the lens's suspensory ligament.
zygomazy-GOH-muh (plural zygomas or zygomata)The cheekbone, which forms the point of the cheek and part of the floor and outer wall of each eye socket.
zygoteZY-goteThe single cell formed when a sperm joins an egg at fertilization.
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