Vocabulary pt2

Question 1

Aegis

Answer 1

Control, protection.

Question 2

ambivalent

Answer 2

uncertain, having contradictory feelings

Question 3

assent

Answer 3

to give consent; to agree

Question 4

cavity

Answer 4

opening or an empty area

Question 5

chronology

Answer 5

order of events as they occurred; timeline

Question 6

convulsive

Answer 6

having or causing convulsions

Question 7

cursory

Answer 7

quick, perfunctory, not thorough

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

distant; away from the center (of body)

Question 9

dysfunction

Answer 9

impaired or abnormal functioning

Question 10

empathy

Answer 10

ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another

Question 11

etiology

Answer 11

the origin or cause of a disease or condition

Question 12

extension

Answer 12

lengthening; unbending of the joint

Question 13

flexion

Answer 13

bending a joint

Question 14

hematologic

Answer 14

of or relating to blood

Question 15

impaired

Answer 15

diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

Question 16

impervious

Answer 16

impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through

Question 17

imply

Answer 17

to suggest without explicitly stating

Question 18

infection

Answer 18

contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms

Question 19

infer

Answer 19

to conclude or deduce

Question 20

insidious

Answer 20

so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

Question 21

kinetic

Answer 21

of or related to movement

Question 22

laceration

Answer 22

cut; tear

Question 23

lateral

Answer 23

on the side

Question 24

otic

Answer 24

of the ear

Question 25

pathogenic

Answer 25

causing or able to cause disease

Question 26

pathology

Answer 26

processes, causes, and effects of a disease

Question 27

percipitous

Answer 27

rapid, uncontrolled

Question 28

renal

Answer 28

of or relating to the kindeys

Question 29

respiration

Answer 29

inhalation and exhalation of air

Question 30

serene

Answer 30

tranquil, calm

Question 31

sublingual

Answer 31

under the tongue

Question 32

suppress

Answer 32

to stop or subdue

Question 33

syndrome

Answer 33

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

Question 34

therapeutic

Answer 34

of or relating to the treatment of a disease/disorder

Question 35

transdermal

Answer 35

crossing through the skin

Question 36

trauma

Answer 36

injury, wound

Question 37

triage

Answer 37

process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient’s condition and the likelihood of benefit from the treatment

Question 38

ubiquitous

Answer 38

being or seeming to be everywhere at once

Question 39

virulent

Answer 39

extremely harmful and severe

Question 40

volume

Answer 40

amount of space occupied by a fluid

Question 41

febrile

Answer 41

having or showing the symptoms of a fever

Question 42

afebrile

Answer 42

not feverish

Question 43

lethargic

Answer 43

difficult to arouse