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