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1
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Medication/drug

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Agents used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.

2
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Standard Precautions

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Measures to decrease your risk of exposure to blood and body fluids

3
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Asepsis

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A condition free of pathogens

4
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Local

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Limited to one area of the body

5
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Systemic

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Throughout the body

6
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Steril

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free of all forms of life

7
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Medically clean

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Careful handling to prevent contamination

8
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Disinfectant

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Cleansing agent that destroy or inhibits pathogenic organisms and is also toxic to living tissue.

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Antiseptic

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Cleansing agent that destroys or inhibits pathogenic organisms but is not toxic to living tissue

10
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Ocular medications

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Drug administered through the mucous membranes of the eye

11
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Aural medications

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Drug administered through the mucous membranes of he ear and ear canal

12
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Enema

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A liquid bolus of medication that is injected into the rectum

13
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Bolus

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Concentrated mass of medication

14
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Parenternal

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Drug administration outside of the gastrointestinal tract

15
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Hypodermic needle

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Hollow metal tube used with the syringe to administer medications.

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Intradermal

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Within the dermal layer of the skin

17
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Subcutaneous

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Relating to the layer of loose connective tissue between the skin and muscle