29- Medicine Flashcards
1
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Gradual return to health and strength after an illness or other problem
A
Canvalescence
2
Q
To weaken; to destroy strength
A
Enervate
3
Q
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, spread, and control of disease in populations
A
Epidemiology
4
Q
The protective outer skin of vertebrates
A
Epidermis
5
Q
A physical disability or weakness
A
Infirmity
6
Q
A disease, ailment, or disorder
A
Malady
7
Q
Extreme or unnatural paleness
A
Pallor
8
Q
A) Likely to be infected or made ill
B) Easily influenced or affected; sensitive
A
Susceptible
9
Q
A) Capable of causing infection; very harmful or poisonous
B) Strongly and bitterly hateful
A
Virulent
10
Q
A) Any of the tiny blood vessels that connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins
B) Small and slender, with a very small internal diameter
A
Capillary
