H1N1 Nasal Spray Vaccine Glossary of Terms

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Allergy: A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system, the body system ...

Antiviral: An agent that kills a virus or that suppresses its ability to replicate and, he...

Aspirin: Once the Bayer trademark for acetylsalicylic acid, now the common name for this a...

Asthma: A common lung disorder in which inflammation causes the bronchi to swell and narro...

Attenuated: Weakened, diluted, thinned, reduced, weakened, diminished.

Bone marrow: The soft blood-forming tissue that fills the cavities of bones and contains f...

Bone marrow transplant: A procedure in which bone marrow that is diseased or damaged is re...

Breastfeeding: Feeding a child human breast milk. According to the American Academy of Ped...

CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US agency charged with tracking a...

Cell: The basic structural and functional unit of any living thing. Each cell is a small c...

Chills: feelings of coldness accompanied by shivering. Chills may develop after exposure t...

Chronic: In medicine, lasting a long time. A chronic condition is one that lasts 3 months ...

Clinical trials: Trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical...

Congestion: An abnormal or excessive accumulation of a body fluid. The term is used broadl...

Contraindication: A condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure potentially ...

Cough: A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs, typically in order to clear the lung airwa...

Diabetes: Refers to diabetes mellitus or, less often, to diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mell...

Diarrhea: A common condition that involves unusually frequent and liquid bowel movements. ...

Febrile: Feverish.

Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degr...

Flu: Short for influenza. The flu is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract w...

Flu shot: The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended annually (each year) for persons at ...

Flu vaccine: The flu vaccination (influenza) is recommended for persons at high risk for...

Headache: A pain in the head with the pain being above the eyes or the ears, behind the he...

Heart: The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. ...

Hematopoietic: Pertaining to hematopoiesis, the production of all types of blood cells. Al...

HIV: Acronym for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the cause of AIDS (acquired immunodefi...

Immune: Protected against infection, usually by the presence of antibodies.

Immune response: Any reaction by the immune system. For example, poison ivy can cause an i...

Immune system: A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing a person from every...

Immunocompromised: Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or medical tr...

Immunosuppression: Suppression of the immune system and its ability to fight infection. Im...

Infection: The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, an...

Influenza: The flu is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract which are divide...

Kidney: One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen. The kid...

Lungs: The lungs are a pair of breathing organs located with the chest which remove carbon...

Marrow: The bone marrow.

Muscle: Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. T...

Nasal: Having to do with the nose.

Nasal-spray flu vaccine: See: Nasal flu vaccine.

Nose: The external midline projection from the face. The purpose of the nose is to warm, c...

Nursing: 1) Profession concerned with the provision of services essential to the maintena...

Placebo: A "sugar pill" or any dummy medication or treatment.

Pregnant: The state of carrying a developing fetus within the body.

Recurrent: Appearing or occurring again. For example, a recurrent fever is a fever that ha...

Respiratory: Having to do with respiration.

Runny nose: The production of extra mucus by the nose. Rhinorrhea is the medical term for ...

Sore: 1. (adjective) A popular term for painful, such as a sore throat. 2. (...

Sore throat: Pain in the throat. Sore throat may be caused by many different causes, inclu...

Stem cell: One of the human body's master cells, with the ability to grow into any one of ...

Syndrome: A combination of symptoms and signs that together represent a disease process.

Therapy: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment.

Thimerosal: A mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines and other products sin...

Throat: The throat is the anterior (front) portion of the neck beginning at the back of th...

Transplant: The grafting of a tissue from one place to another, just as in botany a bu...

Vaccination: Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against...

Vaccines: Microbial preparations of killed or modified microorganisms that can stimulate a...

Virus: A microorganism that is smaller than a bacterium that cannot grow or reproduce apar...

Viruses: Small living particles that can infect cells and change how the cells function. I...

Wheezing: A whistling noise in the chest during breathing. Wheezing occurs when the airway...