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
- small part remaining after most is removed
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respiration
- act of breathing in and out of air
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restrict
- to confine something or someone within specific limitations or boundaries
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retain
- to keep in one's possession - to maintain an item or person in security
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site
- physical location of a structure - physical space reserved for a building - place or scene of an occurrence
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status
- position or rank held in relation to others - person or object's condition with respect to circumstances
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strict
- inflexible - maintained in such a manner that cannot be changed or altered
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subcutaneous
- occurring, living, being situated, or applied under the skin
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sublingual
- beneath the tongue
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supplement
- item that completes something else
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suppress
- to restrain by authority or force - to omit something from memory - to keep from public knowledge
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symmetric
- exhibiting symmetry - capable of being divided by a longitudinal plane into equal sections
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symptom
- the evidence of a disease or illness - the presence of a symptom is indicative of something else
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syndrome
- group of symptoms that happen close together and suggest an illness or irregular condition
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therapeutic
- concerning the treatment of an illness or irregular condition
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toxic
- poisonous, damaging, and harmful to organisms - exhibiting symptoms to infection or toxicosis
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transdermal
- passing through skin
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transmission
- passing something from one place to another
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trauma
- an injury done by an outside object
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triage
- 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
- common, widespread, or present everywhere
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untoward
- difficult to manage - marked by trouble or unpleasantness
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urinate
- to expel urine
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vascular
- concerning blood vessels
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verbal
- relating to or consisting of words - involving words rather than meaning or substance
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virulent
- highly infective - producing extremely harmful or damaging results
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virus
- a microscopic pathogen that replicates in living cells and can cause disease
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vital
- necessary or essential to the existence of life
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void
- not occupied or empty - of no legal force or effort
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volume
- printed pages bound in a book form - space occupied by a three-dimensional form - degree of loudness