Vocabulary Flashcards

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Accountable

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Responsible

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Adverse

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undesired; possibly harmful

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Affect

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appearance of observable emotions

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Concise

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brief; to the point

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Contingent

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dependent

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Contour

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shape or outline of shape

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Contraindication

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a reason why something is not advisable or shouldn’t be done

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Deteriorating

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worsening

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Diagnosis

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identification of a disease or injury

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Discrete

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distinct, separate

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Distended

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enlarged or expanded from pressure

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Endogenous

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produced within the body

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Exogenous

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produced outside the body

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Flaccid

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limp, lacking tone

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Flushed

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reddened or ruddy appearance

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Gastroinestinal

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of or relating to the stomach and the intestines

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Hematologic

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relating to the blood

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Hydration

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maintenance of fluid balance

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impaired

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lacking in quality level

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Insidious

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so gradual it does not become apparent for a long time

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Labile

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changing rapidly and often

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Latent

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present but not active or visible

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Lethargic

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difficult to arouse

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Manifestation

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indication or a sign of a condition

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Musculoskeletal
relating to muscles and skeleton
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Neurologic
relating to the nervous system
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Neurovascular
relating to the nervous system and blood vessels
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Occluded
closed or obstucted
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Ominous
significantly important and dangerous
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Overt
obvious; easily observed
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Parameter
a characteristic or constant factor; limit
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Paroxysmal
Beginning suddenly or abruptly; convulsive
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Patent
open
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Pathogenic
causing or able to cause disease
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Pathology
science of the causes and effects of disease
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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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Prognosis
the anticipated or expected course or outcome
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Recur
to occur again
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Syndrome
group of symptoms that when occur together= a specific disease/disorder
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Therapeutic
relating to treatment of disorder
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Transmission
transfer from one person to anther
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Triage
process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment
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Untoward
adverse or negative
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Vascular
relating to blood vessels