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1
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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

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Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.

Example: During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a cursory examination.

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Defecate

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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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Depth

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Downward measurement from a surface.

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Deteriorating

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Worsening.

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Device

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Tool or piece of equipment.

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Diagnosis

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Identification of an injury or disease.

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Dilate

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To enlarge or expand.

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Dilute

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To make a liquid less concentrated.

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Discrete

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Distinct, separate.

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Distal

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Distant; away from the center (such as of the body)

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Distended

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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

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Impaired or abnormal functioning.

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Empathy

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Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another.

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Equilibrium

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Balance

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Etiology

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The origin or cause of a disease or condition.

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42
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Exacerbate

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To make worse or more severe.

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Expand

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To increase in size or amount.

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Exposure

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To come in contact.

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Extension

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Lengthening; unbending a joint.

Example: The physical therapist helped the patient perform extension and flexion exercises.

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External

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Located outside the body.

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47
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Fatal

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Resulting in death.

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Fatigue

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Extreme tiredness, exhaustion.

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Flexion

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Bending a joint.

Example: Arthritis can make flexion of the fingered difficult.

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Flushed

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Reddened or ruddy appearance.

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51
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Gastrointestinal

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Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines.

52
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Hematologic

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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

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Maintenance of body fluid balance.

54
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Hygiene

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Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health.

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Impaired

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Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level.

56
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Impending

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Occurring in the near future, about to happen.

57
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Impervious

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Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through.

58
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Imply

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To suggest without explicitly stating.

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Incident

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Occurrence

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Infection

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Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organism.

61
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Infer

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To conclude or deduce.

The sender of a message implies, and the receiver of the message infers.

62
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Inflamed

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Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender.

63
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Ingest

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To swallow for digestion.

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Initiate

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To begin or put into practice.

65
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Insidious

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So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time.

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Intact

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In place, unharmed.

67
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Internal

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Located within the body.

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Invasive

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Inserting or entering into a body part.

69
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Kinetic

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Of or related to movement.

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Labile

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Changing rapidly and often.

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Laceration

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Cut, year.

72
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Latent

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Present but not active or visible.

Example: The latent infection produced symptoms only when the patient’s condition was weakened from another illness.

73
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Lateral

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On the side.

74
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Lethargic

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Difficult to arouse.

75
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Manifestation

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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

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Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.

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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.

79
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Nutrient

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Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment.

80
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Occluded

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Closed or obstructed.

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Ongoing

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Continuous

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Oral

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Given through or affecting the mouth.

83
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Otic

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Of the ear.

84
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Parameter

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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.

85
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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.

87
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Pathology

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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

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Located behind; in the back.

89
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Potent

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Producing a strong effect.

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Potential

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Capable of occurring or likely to occur.

91
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Precaution

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Preventative measure.

92
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Precipitous

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Rapid, uncontrolled.

Example: The paramedic assisted the pregnant woman during a precipitous delivery in her home.

93
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Predispose

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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

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Already present

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Primary

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First or most significant.

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Priority

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Of great importance.

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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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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.

99
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Recur

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To occur again.

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Renal

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Of or relating to the kidneys.

Example: acute renal failure

101
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Respiration

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Inhalation and exhalation of air.

102
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Restrict

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To limit.

103
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Retain

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To hold or keep.

104
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Serene

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Calm, tranquil.

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Status

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Condition.

106
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Sublingual

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Under the tongue.

107
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Supplement

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To take in addition to or to complete.

108
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Suppress

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To stop or subdue.

109
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Symmetric

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Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position.

110
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Symptom

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An indication of a problem.

111
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Syndrome

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Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder.

112
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Therapeutic

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Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder.

113
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Toxic

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Causing harm, poisonous.

114
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Transdermal

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Crossing through the skin.

115
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Transmission

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Transfer, such as of disease, from one person to another.

116
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Trauma

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Inquiry, wound.

117
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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 the likelihood of benefit from the treatment.

118
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Ubiquitous

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Being or seeming to be everywhere at once.

Example: The patient noticed the ubiquitous “no smoking” signs in the clinic.

119
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Urinate

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Excrete or expel urine.

120
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Vascular

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Of or relating to blood vessels.

121
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Verbal

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Spoken, using words.

122
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Virulent

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Extremely harmful and severe.

Example: The virulent infection required an aggressive treatment regimen.

123
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Virus

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Microscopic infections agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease.

124
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Vital

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Essential

125
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Volume

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Amount of space occupied by a fluid.

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