Vocab Review Flashcards
Abstain
To voluntarily refrain from something
Accountable
To be responsible
Acute
Sudden, intense
Adhere
To hold fast or stick together
Adverse
Undesired, possibly harmful
Ambivalent
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
Ambulate
To walk
Apply
To place, put on, or spread something
Assent
To give consent, to agree
Audible
Able to be heard
Bacteria
Single-called, microscopic organisms
Bilateral
Present on two sides
Cardiac
Of or relating to the heart
Cavity
Ann opening or an empty area
Cease
Come to an end or bring to an end
Chronic
Lasting or recurring over a long period of time
Chronology
Order of events as they occurred, timeline
Compensatory
Offsetting or making for something
Concave
Rounded inward
Concise
Brief, to the point
Congenital
Present at birth
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, i.e., violent shaking of the body
Cursory
Quick, perfunctory, not thorough
Defecate
Expel feces
Deficit
A deficiency or lack of something
Depress
Press downward
Depth
Downward measurement from a surface
Deteriorating
Worsening
Diagnosis
Identification of an injury or disease
Diffuse
Spread over a large area, generalized
Dilate
To enlarge or expand
Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated
Discrete
Distinct, separate
Distal
Distant, away from the center (such as of the body)
Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure
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 severe
Exposure
To come in contact
Extension
Lengthening, unbending a joint
Fatal
Resulting in death
Fatigue
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
Febrile
Related to or caused by a fever
Flexion
Bending a joint