D-G Flashcards
Expel feces
DEFECATE
A deficiency or lack of something
DEFICIT
Press downward
DEPRESS
Downward measurement from a surface
DEPTH
Worsening
DETERIORATING
Tool or piece of equipment
DEVICE
Identification of an injury or disease
DIAGNOSIS
To enlarge or expand
DILATE
To make a liquid less concentrated
DILUTE
Distinct, separate
DISCRETE
Distant; away from the center (such as of the body)
DISTAL
Enlarged or expanded from pressure
DISTENDED
Impaired or abnormal functioning
DYSFUNCTION
Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another
EMPATHY
Balance
EQUILIBRIUM
The origin or cause of a disease or condition
ETIOLOGY
To make worse or more severe
EXACERBATE
To increase in size or amount
EXPAND
To come in contact
EXPOSURE
Lengthening; unbending a joint
EXTENSION
Located outside the body
EXTERNAL
Resulting in death
FATAL
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
FATIGUE
Bending a joint
FLEXION
Reddened or ruddy appearance
FLUSHED
Of or relation to the stomach or intestines
GASTROINTESTINAL