Terms Flashcards
1
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acute
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rapid/sudden onset
short term
2
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benign
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non-cancerous
3
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parasitic
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condition caused by a parasite (ie; ticks/lice)
4
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epidemic
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disease spreading rapidly, in a short timeframe, to an area
5
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chronic
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long term / persistent
6
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asymptomatic
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w/o symptoms
7
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first-degree
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superficial skin burn (ie; sunburn)
8
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non-invasive
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procedure/technique that doesn’t breakthrough the skin
9
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infectious
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able to spread / contagious
10
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malignant
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cancerous
11
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diagnosis
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identifying disease/illness based on assessment
12
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pathology
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disease related
13
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traumatic
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sudden/severe psychologically affected
14
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systemic
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involving one or more bodily systems
15
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viral
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caused by a virus (ie; common cold)
