airborne precautions - germs that are spread through the air, alarms - device for giving a warning of danger, alternating pressure mattress - special bed for those at risk for pressure sores, alzheimer's - progressive degenerative and irreversible disease that is a form of dementia, ambulation - act of walking, amputees - person who has had one or more limbs surgically removed, anatomy - science that is concerned with the bodily structures of humans, anger - strong feeling of grievance and displeasure, angina - lack of blood to the heart that causes severe chest pain, anorexia - eating disorder with abnormally low body weight, anterior - near the front of the body, antibacterial - anything that destroys bacteria, antibiotics - naturally produced substance that kills or inactivates bacteria, anti-embolic stocking - special stocking used to prevent swelling and blood clots and to aid in circulation, anxiety - uneasiness or fear often about a situation or condition, aphasia - partial or total inability to produce and understand speech, apical - pulse heard by listening directly over the apex of the heart with a stethoscope, apnea - temporary suspension or absence of breathing, appropriate response - reply to a question or statement that is suitable for the occasion or circumstance, arteries - vessels that carries blood away from the heart, arthritis - medical condition affecting a joint causing pain, swelling and stiffness, aseptic - free of disease causing microorganisms, aspiration - inhalation of food or drink into the lungs, assistive device - special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform ADL's, atrophy - wasting away, decreasing in size, autoimmune deficiency syndrome - disease of the immune system caused by infection with the retrovirus HIV, axillary temperature - measuring temperature using underarm or the armpit,

CNA Exam Vocab - A's #2 (airborne-axillary temp)

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