Vocab O - V Flashcards
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occluded
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- closed or blocked off
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ominouse
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- exhibiting an omen
- refers to something evil or disastrous that appears likely to occur
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ongoing
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- the process of occurring
- continuously advancing or moving ahead
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oral
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- spoken by mouth
- of or relating to the mouth
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otic
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- relating to, or located in the region of the ear
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overt
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- something that is openly displayed or obvious
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parameter
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- limit or boundary
- in math, it’s an arbitrary value that is used to describe a statistical population
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paroxysmal
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- characterized by sudden fit or attack of symptoms
- may be a sudden emotion or uncontrollable action
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patent
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- clear and easily accessible passage
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pathogenic
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- disease causing
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pathology
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- study of disease
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posterior
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- related to the rear/back postion
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potent
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- able to copulate as a male
- refers to something that is chemically or medically effective
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potential
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- having the possibility of becoming a realtiy
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precausion
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- act of taking care in advance
- refers to measures taken in advance in order to prevent harm
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precipitious
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- very steep or difficult to climb or overcome
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predispose
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- to dispose in advance of or to make susceptible to
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preexisting
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- state of existing before or previous to something else
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primary
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- first in order
- rank of importance
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priority
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- state of being before
- coming first in order of date or position
- preferential rating
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prognosis
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- possibility of recovery after the diagnosis of an illness or disease
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rationale
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- explanation regarding the principles, opinions, beliefs, or practices held by a specific party
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recur
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- something that is revisited for consideration
- thought or idea that enters one’s mind for a second time
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renal
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- concerning kidneys
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residual
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- small part remaining after most is removed
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respiration
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- act of breathing in and out of air
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restrict
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- to confine something or someone within specific limitations or boundaries
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retain
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- to keep in one’s possession
- to maintain an item or person in security
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site
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- physical location of a structure
- physical space reserved for a building
- place or scene of an occurrence
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status
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- position or rank held in relation to others
- person or object’s condition with respect to circumstances
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strict
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- inflexible
- maintained in such a manner that cannot be changed or altered
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subcutaneous
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- occurring, living, being situated, or applied under the skin
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sublingual
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- beneath the tongue
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supplement
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- item that completes something else
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suppress
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- to restrain by authority or force
- to omit something from memory
- to keep from public knowledge
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symmetric
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- exhibiting symmetry
- capable of being divided by a longitudinal plane into equal sections
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symptom
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- the evidence of a disease or illness
- the presence of a symptom is indicative of something else
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syndrome
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- group of symptoms that happen close together and suggest an illness or irregular condition
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therapeutic
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- concerning the treatment of an illness or irregular condition
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toxic
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- poisonous, damaging, and harmful to organisms
- exhibiting symptoms to infection or toxicosis
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transdermal
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- passing through skin
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transmission
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- passing something from one place to another
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trauma
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- an injury done by an outside object
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triage
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- a system that helps to determine which patients need the most care by evaluating their condition and chances of responding positively treatment
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ubiquitous
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- common, widespread, or present everywhere
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untoward
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- difficult to manage
- marked by trouble or unpleasantness
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urinate
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- to expel urine
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vascular
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- concerning blood vessels
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verbal
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- relating to or consisting of words
- involving words rather than meaning or substance
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virulent
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- highly infective
- producing extremely harmful or damaging results
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virus
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- a microscopic pathogen that replicates in living cells and can cause disease
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vital
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- necessary or essential to the existence of life
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void
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- not occupied or empty
- of no legal force or effort
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volume
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- printed pages bound in a book form
- space occupied by a three-dimensional form
- degree of loudness
