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ABRUPT

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SUDDEN WITH OUT WARNING

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ACCESS

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PERMISSION OR ABILITY TO ENTER OR APROACH A SPECIFIC AREA

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ADHERE

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BINDING ONE THING TO ANOTHER USING GLUE TAPE OR ANOTHER AGENT

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AFFECT

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A CLEAR INFLUENCE ON ONES EMOTIONS

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CAST

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THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOMETHING IS GIVEN SHAPE THROUGH THE POURING OF A LIQUID SUBSTANCE

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CEASE

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TO BRING ABOUT A GRADUAL END

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COMPENSATORY

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AN EQUIVALENT; MAKING A PAYMENT THAT SERVES AS A COUNTER BALANCE

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COMPLICATIONS

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A FACTOR THAT PRESENTS A DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY; MAY REFER TO SECONDARY DISEASE

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COMPLY

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CARRY OUT THE WISHES OF ANOTHE RPERSON

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CONCAVE

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A SURFACE THAT IS ROUNDED INWARD LIKE A BOWL

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CONCISE

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STRAIGHTFOREWARD TO THE POINT; DOESNT INVOLVE EXCESSIVE DETAIL.

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CONSISTENCY

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THE AGREEMENT OF EACH OF THE PARTS THAT MAKE A WHOLE.

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CONSTRICT

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TO MAKE SOMETHING NARROW BY QUEEZING OR COMPRESSION

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CONTINGENT

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SOMETHING THAT MAY HAPPEN;SOMETHING THAT IS DEPENDENT UP ON OR CONDITIONED BY SOMETHING

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CONTOUR

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THE LINE THAT REPRESENTS THE SHAPE OF A CURVY LINE

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CONTRACT

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO PARTIES THAT BINDS EACH TO PERFORM CERTAIN ACTIONS

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CONTRADICTION

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THE PRESENCE OF A SYMPTOM OR CONDITION THAT WILL MAKE A SPECIFI GTRATMENT UNADVISABLE

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DEFECATE

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TO HAVE FECES REMOVED FROM THE BOWELS

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DEFICT

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A LACK IN AN AMOUNT OR QUALITY OF SOMETHING SUCH AS RAINFAL OR MONEY

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DEPRESS

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TO PRESS DOWN ; THE LESSENING OF ACTIVITY OR STRENGTH; AN ACTION IN WHICH SOMETHING MOVES TO A LOWER POSITION

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DEPTH

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A QUALITY OF BEING COMPLETE AND THOROUGH

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DETERIORATING

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TO MAKE INFERIOR IN QUALITY;TO DEMINISH IN FUNCTION OR CONDITION

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DEVICE

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SOMETHING THAT IS DEVISED OR THOUGHT UP; MAY BE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENTDESIGNED FOR A SPECIFIC TASK

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DIAGNOSIS

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DETERMINING THE DYSFUNCTION OR DISEASE

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DIAMETER

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THE LENGHT OF A LIME THAT PASSES THROUGH THE BODY OF AN OBJECT

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DILUTE

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TO MAKE A SUBSTANCE THINNER

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DILATE

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TO ENLARGE , EXTEND OR WIDDEN

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DISTEND

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SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ENLARGED

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DYSFUNCTION

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A HINDERED FUNCTION A BODY SYSTEM OR ORGAN

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EXACERBATE

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TO CAUSE SOMETHING TO BECOME MORE INTENSE IN NATURE; ESPECIALLY INCREASED VIOLENCE AND SEVERITY

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ENDOGENEOUS

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THE GROWTH FROM A DEEP TISSUE

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EXPAND

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TO OPEN OR UNFOLD; REFERS TO AN INCREASE IN SIZE, NUMBER OR SCOPE

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EXPOSURE

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BEING SUBJECT TO A CONDITION OR INFLUENCE

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EXTERNAL

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BEING OUTSIDE THE HUMAN BODY

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FLACCID

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THE STATE OF NOT BEING FIRM

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FLUSHED

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BLUSHING OR AN AREA OF THE BODY THAT BECOMES REDDENED

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GAPPING

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WIDE OPEN AND EXPOSED

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GASTROINTESTINAL

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CONCERNING THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES

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GENDER

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THE BEHAVIORAL, CULTURAL, OR PHYSCHOLOGICAL TRAITS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A SPECIFIC SEX

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HEMATOLIGIC

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CONCERNING BLOOD

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HYGIENE

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THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH; INCLUDING PRACTICES

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IMPAIRED

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CONDITION IN WHICH ONE CAN NOT PERFORM THE FUNCTION PROPERLY I.E Under the influence of drugs or alcohol

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IMPENDING

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HANGING OVERHEAD THREATNINGLY ; BOUND TO OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE

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INCIDENCE

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THE ARRIVAL OF SOMETHING AT A SURFACE. SOMETHING THAT OCCURS OR AFFECTS SOMETHING ELSE

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INFECTION

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AN AREA OF BODY TISSUE THAT’S BEEN INVADED WITH PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS

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INFLAMED

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TO INCITE AN INTENSELY EMOTIONAL STATE; ALSO REFERS TO SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN SET ON FIRE.

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Ingest

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To take into one’s mouth.

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Initiate

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To cause something to begin or to set something in motion

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Insidious

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Something or someone who is enticing but dangerous; slow developing dangerousness

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Intact

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Something that remains or untouched by destructive forces

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Internal

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Things inside the body or mind

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Invasive

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tending to spread or infringe up on something. May also refer to something that will enter the human body

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Labile

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Unstable; constantly undergoing a chemical or physical change or break down

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Laceration

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Wound with irregular borders, knife like in appearance

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Latent

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not presently active but with the potential to become active

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Lethargic

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Sluggish

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Manifestation

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becoming outwardly visible

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Musculoskeletal

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Concerning the connections of the muscle and skeleton

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Neurologic

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Concerning the nervous system

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Neurovascular

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Concerning the blood vessels and the nerves

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Nutrient

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Something that provides nourishment

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Occluded

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Closed or Blocked off

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Ominous

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exhibiting an omen; refers to something evil or disastrous that appears likely to occur

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Ongoing

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moving ahead; in the process of occurring

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Oral

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Spoken by mouth or relating to the mouth

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Overt

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Obvious; Something openly displayed

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Parameter

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a limit or boundary

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Paroxysmal

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Characterized by a sudden fit or attack of symptoms; I.E Emotions or uncontrollable action

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Patent

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A clear and easily accessible passage

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Pathogenic

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Disease Causing

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Pathology

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the study of disease

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Posterior

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related to the rear/ back position

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Potent

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able to copulate as a male; refers to something chemically or medically effective.

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Potential

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possibility of becoming a reality

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Precaution

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the act of taking care in advance; i.e to prevent harm

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Precipitous

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Very steep or difficult to climb or or overcome

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Predispose

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To dispose in advance or to make susceptible to

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Pre-existing

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the state of existing before hand

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Primary

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First in order

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Priority

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The state of being before

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Prognoses

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Possibility of recovery

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Rationale

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explanation regarding the principle’s opinion’s, beliefs or practices held by a specific party

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Recur

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Something that is revisited for consideration

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Renal

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Concerning the Kidney’s

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Respiration

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Breathing in and out of air

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Restrict

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Confine something/someone within specific limitations or boundaries

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Retain

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To keep in ones possession

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Site

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Physical location of a structure

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Status

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Position or rank held in relation to others

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Strict

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Inflexible

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Supplement

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Item that completes something else

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Suppress

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To restrain by authority or force

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Symmetric

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Exhibiting symmetry

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Symptom

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Evidence of a disease or illness

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Syndrome

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Group of symptoms that happen close together and suggest and illness or irregular conditon

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Therapeutic

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Concerning treatment of an illness or irregular condition.

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Transdermal

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Passing through the skin

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Transmission

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Passing something from one place to another

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Trauma

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Injury done by outside object/ serious injury

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Triage

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Evaluation the condition and decide which needs helped first.

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untoward

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Difficult to manage

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Vascual

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Blood Vessels

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Verbal

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Relating to or consisting of words

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Virus

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Microscopic pathogen that replicates ion living cells & can cause disease

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Vital

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Neccesary or essential to life

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Volume

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Printed pages bound in a book form; Space occupied by a 3d object

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