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Medical Terminology
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |