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Medical Terminology
General Subjective Terms
Term | Definition |
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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 |