vocab!!!

Question 1

Adhere

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to holdfast or stick together

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Adverse

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Undesired, possibly harmful

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Aegis

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Control, protection

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Ambivalent

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Uncertain, having contradictory feelings

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Assent

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To give consent, to agree

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Contingent

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Dependent

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Convulsive

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Having or causing convulsions, violent shaking of the body

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Cursory

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Quick, perfunctory, not thorough

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Distended

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Enlarged or expanded from pressure

Question 10

Etiology

Answer 10

The origin or cause of a disease or condition

Question 11

Hematologic

Answer 11

Of or relating to blood

Question 12

Impending

Answer 12

Occurring in the near future, about to happen

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Impervious

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Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through

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Insidious

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So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

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Labile

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Changing rapidly and often

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Laceration

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Cut; tear

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Latent

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Present, but not active or visible

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Manifestation

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An indication of or sign of a condition

Question 19

Occluded

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Closed or obstructed

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Otic

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Of the ear

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Patent

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Open

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Pathogenic

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Causing or able to cause disease

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Pathology

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Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality

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Potent

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Producing a strong effect

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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

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Prognosis

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The anticipated or expected course or outcome

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Rationale

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Underlying reason

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Recur

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To occur again

Question 30

Renal

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Of or relating to the kidneys

Question 31

Serene

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Calm, tranquil

Question 32

Sublingual

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Under the tongue

Question 33

Supplement

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To take in addition to or to complete

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Syndrome

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A group of symptoms, that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder

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Transdermal

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Crossing through the skin

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Triage

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Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient’s condition and likelihood of benefit from treatment

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Ubiquitous

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Being or seeming to be everywhere at once

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Virulent

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Extremely harmful, servers