Vocab Flashcards
Autonomous person
An individual capable of deliberation about personal goals and of acting under direction of such deliberation
Unambiguous
Not open to more than one interpretation, well defined.
Mitigate
Make less severe, less painful, less serious
Honorarium
An ex gratia payment made to a person for their services in a volunteer capacity or for services for which fees are not traditionally required e.g. A coach.
Loco parentis
In place of a parent
Render
Provide/ give
Equitable
Fair and impartial
Ombudsman
An official appointed to investigate individuals complaints against maladministration, especially that of public authorities
Anaphylaxis
A severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction
Severely debilitating
Diseases or conditions that cause major irreversible morbidity
Delineate
Describe or portray something precisely
Transitional device
A device subject to section 520(l) of the FD&C Act and which FDA previously regulated as a new drug or an antibiotic drug before May 28, 1976.
Purport
Appear or claim to be or do something, especially false