Vocab Flashcards
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Abstain
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To voluntarily refrain from something.
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Accountable
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To be responsible.
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Acute
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Sudden, intense.
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Adhere
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To hold fast 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.
Example: Unite staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager.
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Ambivalent
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Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
Example: After hearing that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy.
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Apply
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To place, put on, or spread something.
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Assent
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To give consent, to agree.
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Audible
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Able to be heard.
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Bacteria
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Single-celled, microorganisms.
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Bilateral
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Present on two sides.
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Cardiac
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Of or relating to the heart.
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Cavity
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An opening or an empty area.
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Cease
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Come to and end or bring to an end.
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Chronology
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Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
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Compensatory
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Offsetting or making up for something.
Example: When the patient’s blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action.
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Concave
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Rounded inward.
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Concise
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Brief, to the point.
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Consistency
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Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin fluid is in relation to how it flows.
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Constrict
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To draw together or become smaller.
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Contingent
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Dependent.
Example: The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is contingent on careful daily brushing and flossing.
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Contraindication
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A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
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Convulsive
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Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
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Cursory
Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
Example: During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a cursory examination.
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Defecate
Expel feces.
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Deficit
A deficiency or lack of something.
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Depress
Press downward.
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Depth
Downward measurement from a surface.
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Deteriorating
Worsening.
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Device
Tool or piece of equipment.
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Diagnosis
Identification of an injury or disease.
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Dilate
To enlarge or expand.
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Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated.
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Discrete
Distinct, separate.
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Distal
Distant; away from the center (such as of the body)
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Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure.
Example: when a blood vessel is distended, the laboratory technician can easily insert a needle to obtain a blood sample.
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Dysfunction
Impaired or abnormal functioning.
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Empathy
Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another.
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Equilibrium
Balance
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Etiology
The origin or cause of a disease or condition.
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Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe.
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Expand
To increase in size or amount.
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Exposure
To come in contact.
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Extension
Lengthening; unbending a joint.
Example: The physical therapist helped the patient perform extension and flexion exercises.
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External
Located outside the body.
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Fatal
Resulting in death.
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Fatigue
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion.
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Flexion
Bending a joint.
Example: Arthritis can make flexion of the fingered difficult.
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Flushed
Reddened or ruddy appearance.
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Gastrointestinal
Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines.
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Hematologic
Of or relating to blood
Example: Pregnancy can put a woman at risk for anemia, which is a hematologic disorder.
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Hydration
Maintenance of body fluid balance.
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Hygiene
Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health.
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Impaired
Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level.
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Impending
Occurring in the near future, about to happen.
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Impervious
Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through.
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Imply
To suggest without explicitly stating.
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Incident
Occurrence
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Infection
Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organism.
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Infer
To conclude or deduce.
The sender of a message implies, and the receiver of the message infers.
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Inflamed
Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender.
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Ingest
To swallow for digestion.
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Initiate
To begin or put into practice.
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Insidious
So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time.
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Intact
In place, unharmed.
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Internal
Located within the body.
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Invasive
Inserting or entering into a body part.
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Kinetic
Of or related to movement.
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Labile
Changing rapidly and often.
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Laceration
Cut, year.
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Latent
Present but not active or visible.
Example: The latent infection produced symptoms only when the patient’s condition was weakened from another illness.
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Lateral
On the side.
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Lethargic
Difficult to arouse.
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Manifestation
An indication or sign of a condition
Example: The dietician looked for manifestations, such as excessive weight loss and poor skin condition.
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Musculoskeletal
Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.
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Neurologic
Of or relating to the nervous system.
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Neurovascular
Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels.
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Nutrient
Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment.
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Occluded
Closed or obstructed.
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Ongoing
Continuous
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Oral
Given through or affecting the mouth.
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Otic
Of the ear.
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Parameter
A characteristic or constant factor, limit.
Example: The dietician explained that the number of calories needed for energy is one of the important parameters of a healthy diet.
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Patent
Open.
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Pathogenic
Causing or able to cause disease.
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Pathology
Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality.
Example: The doctor called to request the pathology report for her patient.
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Posterior
Located behind; in the back.
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Potent
Producing a strong effect.
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Potential
Capable of occurring or likely to occur.
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Precaution
Preventative measure.
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Precipitous
Rapid, uncontrolled.
Example: The paramedic assisted the pregnant woman during a precipitous delivery in her home.
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Predispose
To make more susceptible or more likely to occur.
Example: The dietician explains that high dietary fat intake predisposes some people to heart disease.
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Preexisting
Already present
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Primary
First or most significant.
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Priority
Of great importance.
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Prognosis
The anticipated or expected course or outcome.
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Rationale
The underlying reason.
Example: To make sure that the patient will follow the diet instructions, the medical assistant explains the rationale for the low-salt diet.
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Recur
To occur again.
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Renal
Of or relating to the kidneys.
Example: acute renal failure
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Respiration
Inhalation and exhalation of air.
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Restrict
To limit.
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Retain
To hold or keep.
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Serene
Calm, tranquil.
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Status
Condition.
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Sublingual
Under the tongue.
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Supplement
To take in addition to or to complete.
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Suppress
To stop or subdue.
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Symmetric
Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position.
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Symptom
An indication of a problem.
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Syndrome
Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder.
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Therapeutic
Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder.
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Toxic
Causing harm, poisonous.
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Transdermal
Crossing through the skin.
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Transmission
Transfer, such as of disease, from one person to another.
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Trauma
Inquiry, wound.
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Triage
Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient’s condition and the likelihood of benefit from the treatment.
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Ubiquitous
Being or seeming to be everywhere at once.
Example: The patient noticed the ubiquitous “no smoking” signs in the clinic.
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Urinate
Excrete or expel urine.
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Vascular
Of or relating to blood vessels.
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Verbal
Spoken, using words.
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Virulent
Extremely harmful and severe.
Example: The virulent infection required an aggressive treatment regimen.
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Virus
Microscopic infections agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease.
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Vital
Essential
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Volume
Amount of space occupied by a fluid.
