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Afebrile - ANSWERone who does have a fever
Antipyretic - ANSWERreduces fever
Axilla - ANSWERthe armpit
Celsius scale - ANSWERThe temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees
and boils at 100 degrees
Conduction - ANSWERthe transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object to
another by direct contact.
Convection - ANSWERthe transfer of energy, such as heat through air currents.
crisis (pertaining to fever) - ANSWERa sudden falling of an elevated body
temperature to normal
disinfectant - ANSWERAn agent used to destroy pathogenic microorganisms but not
their spores. Disinfectants are usually applied to inanimate objects.
Fahrenheit scale - ANSWERThe temperature scale on which water freezes at 32
degrees and boils at 212 degrees
Febrile - ANSWERpertaining to fever
fever - ANSWERA body temperature that is above normal; synonym for pyrexia
frenulum linguae - ANSWERthe midline fold that connects the undersurface of the
tongue with the floor of the mouth
Hyperpyrexia - ANSWERan extremely high fever
Tachycardia - ANSWERabnormally fast heart beat more than 100 beats a minute
Thready pulse - ANSWERA pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin
Alveolus - ANSWERA thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
Apnea - ANSWERtemporary cessation of breathing
bradypnea - ANSWERan abnormally slow rate of respiration usually of less than 10
breaths per minute
Afebrile - ANSWERone who does have a fever
Antipyretic - ANSWERreduces fever
Axilla - ANSWERthe armpit
Celsius scale - ANSWERThe temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees
and boils at 100 degrees
Conduction - ANSWERthe transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object to
another by direct contact.
Convection - ANSWERthe transfer of energy, such as heat through air currents.
crisis (pertaining to fever) - ANSWERa sudden falling of an elevated body
temperature to normal
disinfectant - ANSWERAn agent used to destroy pathogenic microorganisms but not
their spores. Disinfectants are usually applied to inanimate objects.
Fahrenheit scale - ANSWERThe temperature scale on which water freezes at 32
degrees and boils at 212 degrees
Febrile - ANSWERpertaining to fever
fever - ANSWERA body temperature that is above normal; synonym for pyrexia
frenulum linguae - ANSWERthe midline fold that connects the undersurface of the
tongue with the floor of the mouth
Hyperpyrexia - ANSWERan extremely high fever
Tachycardia - ANSWERabnormally fast heart beat more than 100 beats a minute
Thready pulse - ANSWERA pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin
Alveolus - ANSWERA thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
Apnea - ANSWERtemporary cessation of breathing
bradypnea - ANSWERan abnormally slow rate of respiration usually of less than 10
breaths per minute
