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Terms of Medicine
Terms
terms | definition |
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acute | it just started recently or is sharp, severe symptom |
chronic | it has been going on for a while |
exacerbation | it is getting worse |
abrupt | all of a sudden |
febrile | to have a fever |
afebrile | to not have a fever |
malaise | not feeling well |
progressive | more and more each day |
symptom | something a patient feels |
noncontributory | not related to the specific problem |