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abrupt
sudden and possibly unexpected
aggregate
sum total of many things
aggrieved
hurt or angry
ambivalent
uncertain, having contradictory feelings
anachronism
a thing of the past
alleviate
reduce
apply
to place on, put on, or spread something
assent
to give consent, to agree
audible
able to be heard
bacteria
single-celled, microscopic organism
barrage
bombardment, onslaught, continuous attack
bearing
manner, direction, or influence
abstain
voluntarily refrain from something
accolade
tribute or honor
accountable
to be responsible
acute
sudden, intense,
adhere
to hold fast or stick together
adverse
undesired, possibly harmful
aegis
control, protection
antidote
cure or remedy
benign
not harmful
bilateral
present on two sides
callous
heartless, cruel, or pitiless
cardiac
of or relating to the heart
cataract
medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision
cavity
an opening or an empty area
cease
come to an end or bring to an end
chronology
order of events as they occurred; timeline
compensatory
offsetting or making up fro something. best described as corrective
concave
rounded inward
concise
brief, to the point
consistency
degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows
constitute
to establish, create, or organize
constrict
to draw together or become smaller
contingent
dependent/ reliant
contraindication
a reason something is not advisable or should not be done
convoluted
to be complex
convulsive
having or causing convulsions (violent shaking of the body)
covert
hidden or concealed
cursory
quick, perfunctory, not thorough
defecate
expel feces
deficit
a deficiency or lack or something
delusional
confused or mistaken
depress
press down
dept
downward measurement from a surface
desiccated
dried or withered
deteriorating
worsening
device
tool or piece of equipment
diagnosis
identification of an injury or disease
dilate
to enlarge or expand
dilute
to make a liquid less concentrated
discrete
distinct, separate
distal
distant; away from the center (body)
distended
enlarged or expanded from pressure
docile
easily handled, tame, not dangerous or frightened by people
dysfunction
impaired or abnormal functioning
earthly
worldly or possible
empathy
ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another
endogenous
developing internally of body
eradicate
to destroy completely
equilibrium
balance
ethereal
being extremely delicate or refined, ghostly, or eerie
etiology
the origin or cause of a disease or condition
euphemism
an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
euphoric
confident
exacerbate
to make worse or more severe
exogenous
developing externally of body
expand
to increase in size or amount
expectorate
to cough up discharge from the lungs through the mouth (spit)
exposure
to come in contact
extension
lengthening; unbending a joint
external
located outside the body
fatal
resulting in death
fatigue
extreme tiredness, exhaustion
febrile
fever
flaccid
soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant
flexion
bending a joint
flushed
reddened or ruddy appearance
forgo
omit (leave out or exclude) (FORGO -> NOGO)
gastrointestinal
of or relating to the stomach and the intestines
halitosis
bad breath
hedge
evade, circumvent, or dodge (escape or avoid)
heedless
to be thoughtless, unmindful, or careless
hematologic
of or relating to blood
hydration
maintenance of body fluid balance
hygiene
measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
impaired
diminished or lacking some usual quality or level
impending
occurring in the near future, about to happen
impervious
impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through “skin”
implement
to put into action or to cause it to happen
imply
to suggested without explicitly stating
incidence
occurrence
infection
contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms
infer
to conclude or deduce - arrive at a fact
inflamed
reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender
ingest
to swallow for digestion
inhibits
to hold back, constrain, reduce, or slow
initiate
to begin or put into practice
insidious
so gradual as to not become apparent (clearly visible) for a long time
intact
in place, unharmed, or whole
internal
located within the body
invasive
inserting or entering into a body part
kinetic
of or relating to movement
labile
changing rapidly and often
laceration
cut; tear
latent
present but not active or visible
lateral
on the side
legacy
bequest or relic
lethargic
difficult to arouse (wake)
malaise
sickness, condition, or dissatisfaction
malignant
expected to grow and worsen
manifestation
an indication or sign of a condition
milieu
the environmental condition or setting
musculoskeletal
of or relating to muscle and skeleton
nebulous
vague (uncertain, unclear)
neurologic
of or relating to the nervous system
neurovascular
of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels
nutrient
substance or ingredient that provides nourishment
obtuse
ignorant
occluded
closed or obstructed
ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious (portentous)
ongoing
continuous
oral
given through or affecting the mouth
otic
of the ear
oubliette
dungeon, prison, cell
overt
obvious or visible
painful
aching
paltry
worthless
panacea
cure, solution, remedy
parameter
a characteristic or constant factor, limit, structure
paroxysmal
sudden, recurrence spasm or seizures
patent
open
pathogenic
causing or able to cause a disease
pathology
processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality
pediculosis
infected with lice
posterior
located behind; in the back
potent
producing a strong effect
potential
capable of occurring or likely to occur
precaution
preventive measure
precipitous
rapid, uncontrolled
predispose
to make more susceptible or more likely to occur. make something liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition
preexisting
already present
primary
first or most significant
priority
of great importance
progeny
offspring
prognosis
the anticipated or expected course or outcome
proliferation
a rapid increase in number
Q.I.D
4 times a day
quarantine
strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of a disease or to exclude, detain, or isolate
raucous
wild, loud, or disorderly
rampant
unrestrained
rancid
smelling unpleasant
rationale
underlying reason; logic
ravenus
hungry
recur
to occur again
regale
to entertain, amuse, or delight
regimen
a systematic plan for therapy
relic
thing of the past
remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
renal
of or relating to the kidneys
respiration
inhalation or exhalation of air
restrict
to limit
retain
to hold or keep
rigid
not flexible
serene
calm, tranquil
spinster
an unmarried woman
sputum
mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease
status
condition
sublingual
under the tongue
substantial
having substance or sustaining. strengthen or support physically or mentally.
supplement
to take in addition to or to complete
suppress
to stop or subdue
supposition
message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
susceptible
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
symmetric
being equal or the same in size, shape, or relative position
symptom
an indication of a problem
syndrome
group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder
tertiary health care
system to return patients to wellness
therapeutic
of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder
toxic
causing harm or poisonous
transdermal
crossing through the skin
transmission
transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another
trauma
injury, wound
triage
process used to determine priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment
ubiquitous
being or seeming to be everywhere at once
untoward
adverse, negative
urinate
excrete or expel urine
vascular
of or relating to blood vessels
verbal
spoken, using words
virulent
extremely harmful and severe
virus
microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease
vital
essential
void
to urinate
volatile
labile, change rapidly
volume
amount of space occupied by a fluid
