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Medical Terminology
General Subjective Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute | It just started recently or is a sharp severe symptom |
| Chronic | it has been going on for a while now |
| 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 |
| Exacerbation | it is getting worse |
| Symptom | something a patient feels |
| Noncontributory | not related to this specific problem |
| Lethargic | a decrease in level of consciousness |
| Genetic/hereditary | it runs in the family |