Vocab: A - D

Question 1

abrupt

Answer 1

describes a sudden change that occurs without warning

Question 2

abstain

Answer 2

the deliberate effort to refrain from an action like drinking alcohol or eating junk food

Question 3

access

Answer 3

• the freedom to use something as one chooses
• the permission or ability to enter or approach a specific entity or area

Question 4

accountable

Answer 4

responsible for actions or explanations

Question 5

acute

Answer 5

experiencing something to a sharp or intense degree

Question 6

adhere

Answer 6

• the process of binding one thing to another using glue, tape, or another agent
• refers to the action of maintaining loyalty or support

Question 7

adverse

Answer 7

• in contrary fashion
• can cause harm
• may also refer to something that is in opposition to one’s interests

Question 8

affect

Answer 8

a clear influence on one’s emotions

Question 9

ambivalent

Answer 9

• being uncertain
• having conflicting thoughts or feelings about something

Question 10

ambulate

Answer 10

to walk or move around without assistance

Question 11

annual

Answer 11

• the duration of a single year
• an occurrence that takes place once each year

Question 12

apply

Answer 12

• to put something to use
• having a relevant or valid connection to something else

Question 13

assent

Answer 13

to agree to or endorse something

Question 14

audible

Answer 14

capable of being heard

Question 15

bacteria

Answer 15

microscopic, free-living, single-celled organisms with a simple structure and no distinct nucleus

Question 16

bilateral

Answer 16

• having two sides
• may refer to something that affects both side of the human body

Question 17

cardiac

Answer 17

concerning the heart

Question 18

cast

Answer 18

• 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

Question 19

cavity

Answer 19

• a pocket or hollow space
• empty space or hole in the human body (e.g. chest cavity, cavity in tooth due to decay)

Question 20

cease

Answer 20

• to bring about a gradual end
• refers to something that dies out or becomes extinct

Question 21

chronic

Answer 21

• persisting for a long period of time
• happening over and over again

Question 22

chronology

Answer 22

• events arranged in the order of their occurrence in time

Question 23

compensatory

Answer 23

• an equivalent
• the action of making a payment that serves as a counterbalance for another action

Question 24

complications

Answer 24

• a factor that presents a degree of difficulty
• may also refer to a secondary disease or condition

Question 25

comply

Answer 25

- to carry out the wishes of another person - to perform in the manner prescribed by law

Question 26

concave

Answer 26

- a surface that is rounded inward like a bowl - surface that is arched or curved

Question 27

concise

Answer 27

- straightforward and to the point - absent of all excessive detail

Question 28

congenital

Answer 28

- having a certain trait or disease from birth

Question 29

consistency

Answer 29

- the agreement of each of the parts that constitutes a whole

Question 30

constrict

Answer 30

- to make something narrow by squeezing or compressing

Question 31

contingent

Answer 31

- something that may happen - something that is dependent upon or conditioned by something else

Question 32

contour

Answer 32

- the like that represents the shape of a curvy figure

Question 33

contract

Answer 33

- an agreement between two parties that binds each to perform certain actions

Question 34

contraindication

Answer 34

- the presence of a symptom or condition that will make a specific treatment unadvisable

Question 35

convulsive

Answer 35

- causing or consisting of sudden involuntary movement

Question 36

cursory

Answer 36

- brief or hasty - not in depth or thorough

Question 37

defecate

Answer 37

- to have feces removed from the bowels

Question 38

deficit

Answer 38

- a lack in an amount or quality of something such as money or rainfall

Question 39

depress

Answer 39

- to press down - lessening of activity or strength - an action in which something moves to a lower position

Question 40

depth

Answer 40

- a quality of being complete and through

Question 41

deteriorating

Answer 41

- to make inferior in quality - to diminish in function or conditions

Question 42

device

Answer 42

- something that is devised or thought up - piece of equipment designed for a specific task

Question 43

diagnosis

Answer 43

- determining the dysfunction/disease

Question 44

diameter

Answer 44

- the length of a line that passed through the body of an object

Question 45

diffuse

Answer 45

- spread out over a wide area

Question 46

dilate

Answer 46

- to enlarge, extend, or widen - to become wide like the pupil of the eye

Question 47

dilute

Answer 47

- to make a substance thinner or less potent - diminish in flavor or intensity

Question 48

discrete

Answer 48

- a separate entity - unique and separate from other things

Question 49

distal

Answer 49

- located away from the central point - distant from the place of attachment

Question 50

distended

Answer 50

- something that has been enlarged by the force of internal pressure

Question 51

dysfunction

Answer 51

- a hindered function a body system or organ