Category: C

A conceptual model of nursing developed by Myra Levine. The person is viewed as a holistic being who adapts to environmental challenges. In this model the goal of nursing is to promote wholeness through conservation of energy, structural integrity, personal integrity, and social integrity.  

The philosophical doctrine that the correctness of a choice is proven only by what that choice produces, rather than why the choice was made or what the agent intended or hoped might occur.  

A mature individual who agrees to participate in social or sexual activity by virtue of his or her own desire or free will.  

The reaction of both pupils that occurs when one eye is exposed to a greater intensity of light than the other.  

To reflex stimulation of one part or side produced by excitation of another part or the opposite side.  

In delirium, a state in which awareness of the environment is impaired.  

Any of a group of poisonous peptides made by mollusks known as cone snails. Conotoxins are potent nerve toxins and are considered to be potential biological or chemical warfare agents. Some conotoxins may also be used to treat neuropathic pain.  

A protein that forms tunnels across gap junctions, enabling ions or small molecules, such as glucose, to pass from one cell to another.  

A group of diseases that affect connective tissue, including muscle, cartilage, tendons, vessels, skin, and ligaments. CTDs may be acute but are usually chronic. They may be localized or systemic and are marked by inflammatory or autoimmune injury. Examples of such diseases include systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis. Certain autoimmune disorders, characterized by the immune…

Removal of part of the cornea and replacement with flaps from the conjunctiva.