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Medical Terminology
General Subjective Terms
Term | Definition |
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acute (ah-KYOOT) | it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
chronic (KRAH-nik) | it has been going on for a while |
exacerbation (ek-SAS-er-BAY-shun | it is getting worse |
abrupt (ah-BRUPT) | all of the sudden |
febrile (FEH-brail) | to have a fever |
afebrile (AY_FEH-brail) | to not have a fever |
malaise (mah-LAYZ) | not feeling well |
progressive (proh-GREH-siv) | more and more each day |
symptom (Sim-tom) | something a patient feels |
noncontributory (NON-kon-TRIB-yoo-TOH-ree) | not related to this specific problem |
lethargic (lah-THAR-jik) | a decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick |
genetic/hereditary (jih-NEH-tik),(hah-REH-dih-TEH-ree) | it runs in the family |