Vocab: A - D Flashcards
abrupt
describes a sudden change that occurs without warning
abstain
the deliberate effort to refrain from an action like drinking alcohol or eating junk food
access
- the freedom to use something as one chooses
- the permission or ability to enter or approach a specific entity or area
accountable
responsible for actions or explanations
acute
experiencing something to a sharp or intense degree
adhere
- the process of binding one thing to another using glue, tape, or another agent
- refers to the action of maintaining loyalty or support
adverse
- in contrary fashion
- can cause harm
- may also refer to something that is in opposition to one’s interests
affect
a clear influence on one’s emotions
ambivalent
- being uncertain
- having conflicting thoughts or feelings about something
ambulate
to walk or move around without assistance
annual
- the duration of a single year
- an occurrence that takes place once each year
apply
- to put something to use
- having a relevant or valid connection to something else
assent
to agree to or endorse something
audible
capable of being heard
bacteria
microscopic, free-living, single-celled organisms with a simple structure and no distinct nucleus
bilateral
- having two sides
- may refer to something that affects both side of the human body
cardiac
concerning the heart
cast
- the process by which something is given shape through the pouring of a liquid substance into a mold
- may also refer to the throwing of an object
cavity
- a pocket or hollow space
- empty space or hole in the human body (e.g. chest cavity, cavity in tooth due to decay)
cease
- to bring about a gradual end
- refers to something that dies out or becomes extinct
chronic
- persisting for a long period of time
- happening over and over again
chronology
- events arranged in the order of their occurrence in time
compensatory
- an equivalent
- the action of making a payment that serves as a counterbalance for another action
complications
- a factor that presents a degree of difficulty
- may also refer to a secondary disease or condition
comply
- to carry out the wishes of another person
- to perform in the manner prescribed by law
concave
- a surface that is rounded inward like a bowl
- surface that is arched or curved
concise
- straightforward and to the point
- absent of all excessive detail
congenital
- having a certain trait or disease from birth
consistency
- the agreement of each of the parts that constitutes a whole
constrict
- to make something narrow by squeezing or compressing
contingent
- something that may happen
- something that is dependent upon or conditioned by something else
contour
- the like that represents the shape of a curvy figure
contract
- an agreement between two parties that binds each to perform certain actions
contraindication
- the presence of a symptom or condition that will make a specific treatment unadvisable
convulsive
- causing or consisting of sudden involuntary movement
cursory
- brief or hasty
- not in depth or thorough
defecate
- to have feces removed from the bowels
deficit
- a lack in an amount or quality of something such as money or rainfall
depress
- to press down
- lessening of activity or strength
- an action in which something moves to a lower position
depth
- a quality of being complete and through
deteriorating
- to make inferior in quality
- to diminish in function or conditions
device
- something that is devised or thought up
- piece of equipment designed for a specific task
diagnosis
- determining the dysfunction/disease
diameter
- the length of a line that passed through the body of an object
diffuse
- spread out over a wide area
dilate
- to enlarge, extend, or widen
- to become wide like the pupil of the eye
dilute
- to make a substance thinner or less potent
- diminish in flavor or intensity
discrete
- a separate entity
- unique and separate from other things
distal
- located away from the central point
- distant from the place of attachment
distended
- something that has been enlarged by the force of internal pressure
dysfunction
- a hindered function a body system or organ
