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vocabulary wk3
| Vocabulary | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Acute | severe pain with a sudden onset |
| Analgesic | pain releiving |
| antipyretic | drugs that reduce elevated body temperative |
| Chronic | lasting a long time or marked by frequent recurrence |
| narcotic | a medication that induces sleep or stupor and alters mood and behavior |
| opiates | drugs derrived from opium |
| opoid | is a general term referring to natural, synthetic or endogenous (morphine, related substances) |