Vocab Flashcards
1
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Aegis
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Control, protection
Staffing decisions are made under the aegis of the charge nurse
2
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Assent
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To give consent to, to agree
The patient was asked to assent to the surgery.
3
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Compensatory
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Offsetting or making up for something.
A compensatory reaction.
4
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Concave
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Rounded inward
5
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Consistency
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Degree of viscosity, how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows.
6
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Discrete
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Distinct, separate
The paramedic observed several discrete bruise marks in the patient’s body
7
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Dysfunction
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Impaired or abnormal functioning
8
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Etiology
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The origin of a disease or condition
9
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Impervious
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Impenetrable, not allowing to pass through
10
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Patent
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open
11
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Labile
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easily altered, changing rapidly
