Medical Vocabulary Flashcards
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Aberration
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Deviation, irregularity
2
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Abrasion
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Scrape, scratch
3
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Acrid
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Bitter, caustic, pungent
4
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Adverse
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Unfavorable, harmful
5
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Ambulate
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To walk, saunter, stroll
6
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Anomalous
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Abnormal, atypical, deviant
7
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Aspirate
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To inhale, to withdrawal fluid
8
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Assuage
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To alleviate, allay, ease
9
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Atrophy
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Waste away, wither, weaken
10
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Benign
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Not harmful, noncancerous
11
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Bifurcate
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To divide, branch, fork
12
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Cadaver
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Corpse, dead body
13
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Cathartic
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Invigorating, therapeutic, liberating
14
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Caustic
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Corrosive, biting, acerbic
15
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Cauterize
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To burn for curative purposes
16
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Chronic
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Persistent, long-lasting
17
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Coagulate
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Clot, congeal, solidify
18
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Contagion
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Infection, contamination
19
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Contusion
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Bruise, discoloration
20
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Corporeal
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Bodily, physical
21
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Corpulent
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Fleshy, overweight, fat
22
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Deliquesce
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To melt, liquefy
