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Abstain
to voluntarily refrain from something
Accountable
to be responsible
Acute
sudden, intense
adhere
to hold fast or stick together
adverse
undesirable, possibly harmful
Aegis
control, protection
ambivalent
uncertain, having contradictory feelings
apply
to place, put on, or spread something
assent
to give consent, to agree
audible
able to be heard; perceptible, discernible, detectable
bacteria
single-celled, microscopic organisms
bilateral
present on two sides
cardiac
of or relating to the heart
cavity
an opening or an empty area
cease
come to an end or bring to an end
chronology
order of events as they occurred: timeline
compensatory
offsetting or making up for something; corrective
concave
rounded inward
concise
brief, to the point
consistency
degree of viscosity, how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows
constrict
to draw together or become smaller
contingent
dependent
contraindication
a reason something is not advisable or should not be done
convulsive
having or causing convulsions, violent shaking of the body
cursory
quick, perfunctory, not thorough
defacate
expel feces
deficit
a deficiency or lack of something
depress
press downward
depth
downward measurement from a surface
deteriorating
worsening
device
tool or piece of equipment
diagnosis
identification of an injury or disease
dilate
to enlarge or expand
dilute
to make a liquid less concentrated , weaken
discrete
distinct, separate
distal
distant; away from the center
distended
enlarged or expanded from pressure, bloated
dysfunction
impaired or abnormal functioning
empathy
ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another
equilibrium
balance
etiology
the origin or cause of a disease or condition
exacerbate
to make worse or more severe
expand
to increase in state or amount
exposure
to come in contact
extension
lengthening; unbending a joint
external
located outside the body
fatal
resulting in death
fatigue
extreme tiredness; exhaustion
flexion
bending a joint
flushed
reddened or ruddy appearance
gastrointestinal
of or relating to the stomach and the intestines
hematologic
of or relating to the blood
hydration
maintenance of body fluid balance
hygiene
measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
impaired
diminished or lacking some usual quality or level
impending
occurring in the near future; about to happen
impervious
impenetrable; not allowing anything to pass through
imply
to suggest without explicitly saying
incidence
occurrence
infection
contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms
infer
to conclude or deduce
initiate
to begin or put into practice
insidious
so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time
intact
in place, unharmed; whole, complete, flawless, unscathed
internal
located within the body
invasive
inserting or entering into a body part
kinetic
of or relating to movement
labile
changing rapidly and often
laceration
cut or tear
latent (dormant, hidden, underlying)
present but not active or visible
lateral
on the side
lethargic
difficult to arouse
manifestation
an indication or sign of a condition
musculoskeletal
of or relating to muscle and skeleton
neurologic
of or relating to the nervous system
neurovascular
of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels
ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening, portentous, fateful
paroxysmal
sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms, convulsive
Void
to urinate; discharge or drain away; empty; a completely empty space
predisposed
to make more susceptible or more likely to occur
aspiration
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process or drawing breath
Flaccid
limp
milieu
a person’s social environment
Febrile
fever
Nutrient
substance or ingredient that provides nourishment
occluded
closed or obstructed
ongoing
continuous
oral
given thorough or affecting the mouth
otic
of the ear
parameter
a characteristic or constant factor
patent
open
pathogenic
causing or able to cause disease
pathology
processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality
posterior
located behind; in the back
potent
producing a strong effect
potential
capable of occurring or likely to occur
precaution
preventative measure
precipitous
rapid, uncontrolled
predispose
to make more susceptible or more likely to occur
preexisting
already present
primary
first or more signficant
priority
of great importance
prognosis
the anticipated or expected course or outcome
rationale
the underlying reason
recur
to occur again
renal
of or relating to the kidneys
respiration
inhalation and exhalation of air
retrict
to limit
retain
to hold or keep
serene
calm, tranquil
status
condition
sublingual
under the tongue
supplement
to take in addition to or to complete
suppress
to stop or subdue
symmetric (symmetrical)
being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position
symptom
an indication of a problem
syndrome
group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder
therapeutic
of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder
toxic
causing harm, poisonous
transdermal
crossing through the skin
transmission
transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another
trauma
injury, wound
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
ubiquitous
being or seeming to be everywhere at once
urinate
expel or excrete urine
vascular
of or relating to blood vessels
verbal
spoken, using words
virulent
extremely harmful and severe
virus
microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease
vital
essential
volume
amount of space occupied by a fluid
