Home Health
Glossary of Terms
- bereavement - to be in a sad or lonely state due to a loss or death.
- CHAMPUS - The Civilian Health and Medical Program for Uniformed Services.
- hospice - literal meaning "a place of shelter." Today it
refers to supportive care of a terminally ill patient.
- infusion therapy - the introduction of fluid other than blood into
a vein. (Also called intravenous therapy.)
- Medicaid - Federally and state-funded health care program for low-income
individuals.
- Medicare - Federally funded health care program for individuals over
age 65.
- ostomy - an artificial opening into the urinary or gastrointestinal
can or the trachea (windpipe).
- x-rays - electromagnetic energy used to produce images of bones and
organs onto film
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