The nurse's dictionary / originally compiled by Honnor Morten ; with phonetic pronunciations by Mary I. Burdett.

  • Morten, Honnor, 1861-1913
Date:
[between 1900 and 1909?]
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Credit: The nurse's dictionary / originally compiled by Honnor Morten ; with phonetic pronunciations by Mary I. Burdett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Amy THE NURSE'S UiCTlONARY. Ang Am’ylold Degeneration (am’- e-loid de-jen-er-a'shun). De- generation of tissues of blood- vessels, spleen, liver, &c., which become wax-like. Amyotroph'ic (am-e-o-trof'-ik). Pertaining to muscular at- rophy. Anacrot'ic (an-a-krot'-ik). Term applied to a pulse which vibrates at its greatest expan- sion ; marked on the upward line by the sphygmograph. Anae’mia (a-ne'-me-a). A de- ficiency of red corpuscles in the blood, or of the hasmo- globin of the individual cor- puscles; generally accompan- ied by pallor of the face and palpitation of the heart. Note the dress of the patient, if tight, and the state of the bowels. Blaud’s Pills, which contain iron, are often given. Anaesthe'sia (ames-the'-zhe-a). Absence of sensation ; loss of feeling. Anaesthetic (an-es-thet'-ik). An agent which produces in- sensibility. Before a patient is put under an anaisthetic the nurse must see that he has nothing in his mouth (false teeth must be removed), and that all clothing is loose. No solid food must be taken by the patient for 4 hours before the ana:sthetic is given. Watch if the patient becomes livid, or the breathing shallow and irregular ; these are dan- gerous symptoms. Analge'sia. Diminished sensi- bility to pain. Anaph'rodis'iac (an-af'-ro-diz'- e-ak). An agent which di- minishes sexual desire. Anapno'ic (an-ap-no'-ik). Re- lief of dyspncea. Anasar'ca (an-a-sark'-a). Drop- sy in the cellular tissues. Anat'omy (an-at'-o-me). The knowledge of the structure of the body learnt by dissection. Deals with the skeleton, muscles, &c., and is generally taught in connection with sur- gical nursing. Ancone'us (an-ko-ne'us). A small extensor muscle of the forearm. Anerythrop'sla (an-er-e-throp'- se-a). Blind to the colour red. An’eurism (an'u-rizm). A tumour of an artery due to its local dilatation usually with rupture of the internal and middle coats. The treatment aims at producing coagulation of the blood in the aneurism, as a rule. The nurse may be called on to apply compression by the fingers. An'gina Pec'toris (an'-ji-na peck'-tor-is). A disease char- acterised by sense of suffoca- tion, with pain at the heart The attacks are sudden, the patient must not be left alone, and the prescribed remedies must always be at hand. Angioma (an-je-o'-ma). A tumour composed of blood- vessels.