Vocabulary Part 2

Question 1

Ominous

Answer 1

Significantly important and dangerous.

Question 2

Ongoing

Answer 2

Continuous.

Question 3

Oral

Answer 3

Given through or affecting the mouth.

Question 4

Overt

Answer 4

Obvious, easily observed.

Question 5

Parameter

Answer 5

A characteristic for constant factor, limit.

Question 6

Paroxysmal

Answer 6

Beginning suddenly or abruptly; convulsive.

Question 7

Patent

Answer 7

Open.

Question 8

Pathogenic

Answer 8

Causing or able to cause disease.

Question 9

Pathology

Answer 9

Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality.

Question 10

Posterior

Answer 10

Located behind; in the back.

Question 11

Potent

Answer 11

Producing a strong effect.

Question 12

Potential

Answer 12

Capable of occurring or likely to occur.

Question 13

Precaution

Answer 13

Preventative measure.

Question 14

Precipitous

Answer 14

Rapid, uncontrolled.

Question 15

Predispose

Answer 15

To make more susceptible or more likely to occur.

Question 16

Pre-existing

Answer 16

Already present.

Question 17

Primary

Answer 17

First or most significant.

Question 18

Priority

Answer 18

Of great importance.

Question 19

Prognosis

Answer 19

The anticipated or expected course or outcome.

Question 20

Rationale

Answer 20

The underlying reason.

Question 21

Recur

Answer 21

To occur again.

Question 22

Renal

Answer 22

Of or relating to the kidneys.

Question 23

Respiration

Answer 23

Inhalation and exhalation of air.

Question 24

Restrict

Answer 24

To limit.

Question 25

Retain

Answer 25

To hold or keep.

Question 26

Site

Answer 26

Location.

Question 27

Status

Answer 27

Condition.

Question 28

Strict

Answer 28

Stringent, exact, complete.

Question 29

Sublingual

Answer 29

Under the tongue.

Question 30

Supplement

Answer 30

To take in addition to or to complete.

Question 31

Suppress

Answer 31

To stop or subdue.

Question 32

Symmetric (symmetrical)

Answer 32

Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position.

Question 33

Symptom

Answer 33

An indication of a problem.

Question 34

Syndrome

Answer 34

Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder.

Question 35

Therapeutic

Answer 35

Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder.

Question 36

Transdermal

Answer 36

Crossing through the skin.

Question 37

Transmission

Answer 37

Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another.

Question 38

Trauma

Answer 38

Injury, wound.

Question 39

Triage

Answer 39

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.

Question 40

Untoward

Answer 40

Adverse or negative.

Question 41

Urinate

Answer 41

Excrete for expel urine.

Question 42

Vascular

Answer 42

Of or relating to blood vessels.

Question 43

Verbal

Answer 43

Spoken, using words.

Question 44

Virus

Answer 44

Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease.

Question 45

Vital

Answer 45

Essential.

Question 46

Void

Answer 46

Excrete, or expel urine.

Question 47

Volume

Answer 47

Amount of space occupied by a fluid.