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Medical Terminology
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Term | Definition |
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Acute | Just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom. |
Chronic | Has been going on for a while now. |
Exacerbation | It is getting worse. |
Abrupt | All of a sudden. |
Febrile | To have a fever. |
Afebrile | To not have a fever. |
Malaise | General unwell feeling. |
Progressive | More and more each day. |
Symptom | Something a patient feels. |
Noncontributory | Not related to the specific problem. |
Lethargic. | A decrease in the level of consciousness. (In medical records, this generally indicates the patient is very sick.) |
Genetic/Hereditary | This runs in the family. |