Vocab

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Concave

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Rounded inward

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Faccid

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Lacing tone, limp

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Parameter

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A characteristic/constant factor

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Ominous

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Significantly important and dangerous

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Discrete

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Distinct, Separate

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Insidious

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A gradual subtle process

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Affect

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More often a verb
Action
Means to change or influence something
“Influenza drastically affects infants”

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Effect

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A verb when something is “brought about”
Produces a result
“Catastrophic effects”

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Predicate nominative

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A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb (“are”) and helps to explain or rename the subject
“We are students at a local university”
“Students” is the predicate nominative

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Linking verb

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Describes the subjects state of being or condition 
Ie: He is an electrician 
Dinner smells good
She appears tired
We are students

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A circuit

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A lap

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Sublingually

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Under the tongue

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Implement

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Cause to happen

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Posterior

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Back

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Overt

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Easily observed

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Milieu

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A person’s social environment

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Proliferation

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Increase

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Contraction

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Spasm

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Distal

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Part of the body farthest from the injury

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Viscosity

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The thickness of a liquid

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Pigmented

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Colored

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Biopsy

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Remove for observation or study

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Deficiency

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Absence

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Benign

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Harmless

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Dichotomy

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Division (into 2 distinct parts)

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Acute

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Quick/sudden

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Tempered

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Lessened in intensity

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Sinuous

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Supple

Bending

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Bifurcate

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Divide

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Occlude

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To close completely

To block or obstruct

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Enervate

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To weaken/cause someone to feel drained of energy, weak or tired
Debilitate

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Palpated

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To examine by touch

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Anterior

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Frontal

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Distended

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Enlarged

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Contrite

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Remorseful

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Succinct

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Short/brief or to the point

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Postulate

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Claim

“To assume that it is true”

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Taciturn

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Reluctant to speak

Reserved

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Chide

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Scold

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Consternation

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Anxiety/sudden concern

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Languid

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Sluggish

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Illustrious

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Eminent

When a person is famous or noteworthy

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Inconguent

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Incompatible

A difference in quality or value

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Proximal

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Central

Or close in relationship to something

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Anastomosis

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Connection

Usually between internal parts of the body

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Cauterize

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To burn

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Incision

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Cut

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Diagnosis

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Explanation

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Salpingo

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A tube

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Cystoscopy

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Visualizing the bladder