Vocab Flashcards

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Abrupt

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Sudden

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Abstain

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Refrain from

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Access

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To approach

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Adhere

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Stick together

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5
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Affect

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Appearance of observable emotions

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Audible

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To be heard

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Bilateral

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Two sides

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Cavity

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Opening or empty area

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Cease

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Come to end or bring to end

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Compensatory

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Offsetting or making up for something

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Comply

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Do as directed

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12
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Concave

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Round inward

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Constrict

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Draw together or become smaller

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Contingent

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Dependent

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Contour

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Shape or outline of shape

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Contract

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To draw together, reduce in size

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17
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Contraindication

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Reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done

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18
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Defecate

A

Expel feces

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Deficit

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A deficiency or lack of something

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Depress

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Press downward

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Discrete

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Distinct, seperate

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Distended

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Enlarged or expanded from pressure

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Endogenous

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Produced within the body

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Exacerbate

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To make worse or more severe

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Exogenous

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Produced outside of the body

26
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Flaccid

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Limp, lacking tone

27
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Hematologic

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Of or relating to blood

28
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Impending

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Likely to occur soon

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Insidious

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So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

30
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Invasive

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Inserting or entering body part

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Labile

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Changing rapidly and often

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Latent

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Present but not active or visible

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Lethargic

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Difficult to arouse

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Manifestation

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An indication or sign of a condition

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Neurologic

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Of or relating to the nervous system

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Neurovascular

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Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels

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Occluded

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Closed or obstructed

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Ominous

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Significantly important and dangerous

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Overt

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Obvious, easily observed

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Paroxysmal

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Beginning suddenly or abruptly

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Patent

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Open

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Potent

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Strong effect

43
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Precipitous

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Rapid, uncontrolled

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Predispose

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To make more susceptible or more likely to occur

45
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Prognosis

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Expected outcome

46
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Renal

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Of or relating to the kidneys

47
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Strict

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Stringent, exact, complete

48
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Suppress

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To stop or subdue

49
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Syndrome

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Group of symptoms

50
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Transdermal

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Crossing through the skin

51
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Triage

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Priority of patient

52
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Untoward

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Adverse or negative

53
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Vascular

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Relating to blood vessels

54
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Vital

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Essential

55
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Void

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Excrete, expel urine