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Medical Terms
Common Terms in Medicine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 a 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 |