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Nursing Adjectives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anticipated | expected |
| nonessential | 1. not essential 2. being a substance synthesized by the body in sufficient quantity to satisfy dietary needs |
| contraindicated | not advised as a course of treatment or procedure |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| sedentary | doing or requiring much sitting or not physically active |
| on hand | in present possession or readily available |
| accelerated | occurring or developing at a faster rate than usual |
| acute | having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course |
| adequate | sufficient for a specific need or requirement |
| critical | being or relating to an illness or condition involving danger of death |
| infectious | spreading or capable of spreading rapidly to others |
| postoperative | following a surgical operation |
| prenatal | occurring, existing, performed, or used before birth |
| preventive | designed or serving to prevent the occurrence of disease |
| primary | of first rank, importance, or value |
| rapid | marked by a fast rate of motion, activity, succession, or occurrence |
| surgical | used in or in connection with surgery |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : CURATIVE, MEDICINAL |
| elderly | of, relating to, or characteristic of later life or elderly persons elderliness noun |
| adolescent | a young person who is developing into an adult |
| pediatric | of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent |