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125 Cards in this Set
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Abstain |
To voluntarily refrain from something. |
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Accountable |
To be responsible |
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Acute |
Sudden, intense |
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Adhere |
To hold fast or stick together. |
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Adverse |
Undesired, possibly harmful. |
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Aegis |
Control, protection |
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Ambivalent |
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings |
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Apply |
To place, put on, or spread something. |
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Assent |
To give consent; To agree |
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Audible |
Able to be heard |
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Bacteria |
Single-celled, microscopic organisms |
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Bilateral |
Present on both sides |
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Cardiac |
Of or relating to the heart |
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Cavity |
An opening or an empty area |
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Cease |
Come to an end or bring to an end |
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Chronology |
Order of events as they occured; timeline |
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Compensatory |
Offsetting or making up for something |
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Concave |
Rounded inward |
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Concise |
Brief, to the point |
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Consistency |
Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows. |
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Constrict |
To draw together or become smaller |
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Contingent |
Dependent |
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Contraindication |
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done |
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Convulsive |
Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body |
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Cursory |
Quick, perfunctory, not thorough |
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Deficate |
Expel feces |
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Deficit |
A deficiency or lack of something |
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Depress |
Press downward |
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Depth |
Downward measurement from a surface |
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Deteriorating |
Worsening |
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Device |
Tool or piece of equipment |
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Diagnose |
Identification of an injury or disease |
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Dilate |
To enlarge or expand |
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Dilute |
To make a liquid less concentrated |
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Discrete |
Distinct, separate |
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Distal |
Distant; away from the center |
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Distended |
Enlarged or expanded from pressure |
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Dysfunction |
Impaired or abnormal functioning |
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Empathy |
Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another. |
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Equalibrium |
Balance |
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Etiology |
The origin or cause of a disease or condition |
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Exacerbate |
To make worse or more severe |
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Expand |
To increase in size or amount |
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Exposure |
To come in contact |
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Extension |
Lengthening; unbending a joint |
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External |
Located outside the body |
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Fatal |
Resulting in death |
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Fatigue |
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion |
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Flexion |
Bending a joint |
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Flushed |
Reddened or ruddy appearance |
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Gastrointestinal |
Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines. |
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Hematologic |
Of or relating to blood |
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Hydration |
Maintenance of body fluid balance |
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Hygiene |
Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health |
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Impaired |
Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level |
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Impending |
Occurring in the near future, about to happen |
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Impervious |
Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through |
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Imply |
To suggest without explicitly stating |
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Incidence |
Occurrence |
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Infection |
Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms |
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Infer |
To conclude or deduce |
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Inflamed |
Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender. |
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Ingest |
To swallow for digestion |
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Initiate |
To begin or put into practice |
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Insidious |
So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time |
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Intact |
In place, unharmed |
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Internal |
Located within the body |
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Invasive |
Inserting or entering into a body part |
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Kinetic |
Of or related to movement |
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Labile |
Changing rapidly and often |
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Laceration |
Cut; tear |
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Latent |
Present but not active or visible |
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Lateral |
On the side |
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Lethargic |
Difficult to arouse |
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Manifestation |
An indication or sign of a condition |
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Musculoskeletal |
Of or relating to muscle and skeleton |
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Neurologic |
Of or relating to the nervous system |
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Neurovascular |
Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels. |
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Nutrient |
Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment |
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Occluded |
Closed or obstructed |
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Ongoing |
Continuous |
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Oral |
Given through or affecting the mouth. |
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Otic |
Of the ear |
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Parameter |
A characteristic or constant factor, limit |
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Patent |
Open |
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Pathogenic |
Causing or able to cause disease |
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Pathology |
Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality |
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Posterior |
Located behind; in the back |
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Potent |
Producing a strong effect. |
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Potential |
Capable of occurring or likely to occur |
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Precaution |
Preventive measures |
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Precipitous |
Rapid, uncontrolled |
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Predispose |
To make more susceptible or more likely to occur |
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Preexisting |
Already present |
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Primary |
First or most significant |
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Priority |
Of great importance |
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Prognosis |
The anticipated or expected course or outcome |
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Rationale |
The underlying reason |
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Recur |
To occur again |
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Renal |
Of or relating to the kidneys |
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Respiration |
Inhalation and exhalation of air |
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Restrict |
To limit |
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Retain |
To hold or keep |
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Serene |
Calm, tranquil |
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Status |
Condition |
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Sublingual |
Under the tongue |
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Supplement |
To take in addition to or to complete |
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Suppress |
To stop or subdue |
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Symmetric (symmetrical) |
Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position |
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Symptom |
An indication of a problem |
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Syndrome |
Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder. |
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Therapeutic |
Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder. |
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Toxic |
Causing harm, poisonous |
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Transdermal |
Crossing through the skin |
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Transmission |
Transfer, such as a disease, from one person to another |
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Trauma |
Injury, wound |
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Triage |
Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and the likelihood of benefits from the treatment |
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Ubiquitous |
Being or seeming to be everywhere at once |
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Urinate |
Excrete or expel urine |
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Vascular |
Of or relating to blood vessels |
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Verbal |
Spoken, using words |
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Virulent |
Extremely harmful and severe |
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Virus |
Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease |
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Vital |
Essential |
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Volume |
Amount of space occupied by a fluid |