Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Glossary

Affect : The emotional tone a person expresses. A person's affect may be appropriate or in appropriate to the situation.

Antacid : A substance that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, usually of the stomach

Anxiety : A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, and feelings of stress.

Aspirin : Belongs to a class of medications called non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and are widely used to treat fever, pain, and inflammatory conditions such as arthritis. Aspirin is known chemically as acetyl salicylic acid often abbreviated as ASA.

Bipolar disorder : A mood disorder sometimes called manic-depressive illness or manic-depression that characteristically involves cycles of depression and elation or mania.

Cholera : A devastating and sometimes lethal disease with intense vomiting and profuse watery dairrhea leading to dehydration which, unless immediately treated, may be fatal.




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