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