Vocabulary Flashcards
Abrupt
Sudden
Abstain
To voluntarily refrain from something
Access
A means to obtain entry or a means of approach
Accountable
Responsible
Adhere
To hold fast or stick together
Adverse
Undesired, possibly harmful
Affect
Appearance of observable emotions
Annual
Occurring every year
Apply
To place, put on, or spread something
Audible
Able to be heard
Bilateral
Present on two sides
Cardiac
Of or relation to the heart
Cast
Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals
Cavity
An opening or an empty area
Cease
Come to an end or bring to an end
Compensatory
Offsetting or making up for something
Complication
An undesired problem that is the result of some other event
Comply
Do as directed
Concave
Rounded inward
Concise
Brief, to the point
Consistency
Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is
Constrict
To draw together or become smaller
Contigent
Dependent
Contour
Shape or outline of something
Contract
to draw together, to reduce in size
Contraindication
A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done
Defecate
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
Diameter
The distance across the center of an object
Dilate
To enlarge or expand
Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated
Discrete
Distinct, separate
Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure
Dysfunction
Impaired or abnormal functioning
Elevate
To lift up or place in a higher position
Endogeneous
Produced within the body
Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe
Excess
More than what is needed or usual
Exogenous
Produced outside the body
Expand
To increase in size or amount
Expose
Contact
External
Located outside the body
Fatal
Resulting in death
Fatigue
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion