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Medical Terminology
Ch.2 Intro to Health Records
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute | started recently or severe, sharp symptom |
| Chronic | has been going for a while |
| Abrupt | all of a sudden |
| Exacerbation | it's getting worse |
| Febrile | to have a fever |
| Afebrile | to not have a fever |
| Malaise | not feeling well |
| Progressive | more and more each day |
| Symptom | something a patient feels |
| Noncontributory | not related to this specific problem |
| Lethargic | a decrease in level of consciousness , sign of patient being very sick |
| Genetic/Hereditary | runs in family |