Vocabulary Flashcards
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Abrupt
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Sudden
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Abstain
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To voluntarily refrain from something
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Access
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A means to obtain entry or a means of approach
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Accountable
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Responsible
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Adhere
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To hold fast or stick together
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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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Annual
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Occurring every year
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Apply
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To place, put on, or spread someting
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Audible
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Able to be heard
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Bilaterial
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Present on two sides
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Cardiac
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Of or relating to the heart
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Cast
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Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals
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Cavity
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An opening or an empty area.
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Cease
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Come to an end or bring to an end
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Compensatory
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Offsetting or making up for something
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Complication
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An undesired problem that is the result of some other event
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Compy
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Do as directed
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Concave
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Rounded inward
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Concise
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Brief, to the point
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Consistenct
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Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is
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constrict
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To draw together or become smaller
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Contingent
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Dependent
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Contour
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Shape or outline of a shape
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Contract
To draw together or reduce in size.
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Contraindication
A reason why something is not advisable to why it should not be done
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Defecate
Expel feces
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Deficit
A deficiency or lacking of something
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Depress
Press downward
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Depth
Downward measurement from a surface
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Deteriorating
Worsening
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Device
Tool or piece of equipment
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Diganosis
Identification of an injury or disease
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Diameter
The distance across the center of an object
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Dilate
to enlarge or expand
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Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated
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Discrete
distinct, seperate
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Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure
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Dysfunction
Impaired or abnormal functioning
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Elevate
to lift up or place in a higher position
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Endogenours
Produced within the body
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Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe
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Excess
More than what is needed or usual
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Exogenous
Produced outside the body
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Expand
To increase in side or amount
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Exposure
Contact
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External
Located outside of the body
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Fatal
Resulting in death
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Fatique
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
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Flaccid
Limp, lacking tone
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Flushed
Reddened or ruddy appearance
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Gaping
Wide open
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Gastrointestional
Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines
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Gender
Sex of an individual, as in male or female
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Hematologic
Of or relating to blood
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Hydration
Maintenance of body fluid balance
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Hygiene
Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
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Impaired
Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level
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Impending
Likely to occur soon
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Incidence
Occurance
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Infection
Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms
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Inflamed
Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender
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Ingest
to swallow for digestion
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Initiate
To begin or put into practice
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Insidious
So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time
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Intact
In place, Unharmed
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Internal
Located within the body
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Invasive
Inserting or entering into a body part
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Labile
Changing rapidly and often
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Laceration
Cut; tear
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Latent
Present but not active or visible
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Lethargic
Difficult to arouse
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Manifestation
An indication or sign of a condition
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Musculoskeletal
Of or relating to muscle and skeleton
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Neurologic
Of or relating to the nervous system
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Neurovascular
Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels
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Nutrient
Substance of ingredient that provides nourishment
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Occluded
Closed or obstructed
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Ominous
Significantly important and dangerous
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Ongoing
Continuous
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Oral
Given through or affecting the mouth
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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
Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality
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Posterior
Located behind; in the back
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Potent
Producing a strong effect
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Potential
Capable of occurring or likely to occur
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Precaution
Preventive measure
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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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Preexisting
Already present
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Primary
First or most significant
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Priority
Of great importance
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Prognosis
The anticipated or expected course or outcome
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Rationale
The underlying reason
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recur
To occur again
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Renal
Of or relating to the kidneys
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Respiration
Inhalation and exhalation of air
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Restrict
To limit
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Retain
To hold or keep
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Site
Location
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Status
Condition
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Strict
Stringent, exact, compelete
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Sublingual
Under the tongue
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Supplement
To take in addition to or to complete
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Suppress
To stop or subdue
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Summetric
Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position
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Symptom
An indication of a problem
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Syndrome
Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder.
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Therapeutic
Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder
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Transdermal
Crossing through the skin
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Transmission
Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another
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Trauma
Injury, Wound
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Triage
Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment
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Untoward
Adverse or negative
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Urinate
Excrete or expel urine
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Vascular
Of or relating to blood vessels
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Verbal
Spoken, using words
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Virus
Microscopic infectious agent capable or replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease.
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Vital
Essential
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Void
Excrete, or expel urine
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Volume
Amount of space occupied by a fluid
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The client's condition was EXACERBATED in the fall
Made worse
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The OVERT signs of the baby's illness were distressing to the parents
Easily observed
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The bride decided to EXPAND the number of people invited to the wedding
Increase
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His PAROXYSMAL coughing was a sign of this illness
convulsive
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The nurse noticed an ABRUPT change in the patient's level of pain,
Sudden
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Her FLUSHED appearance was noted by the nurse during the examination
Ruddy
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The nurse was keeping careful watch on the patient's RESPIRATION
Breathing
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The medication was given SUBLINGUALLY
Under the tongue
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The RATIONALE for the therapy was to increase the patient's range of motion
Reason
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The nurse is ACCOUNTABLE for patient safety
Responsible
