listening, particularly to the internal sounds of the body

consquence, an injury or problem, from a previous illness or sickness

treatment provided for symptons, doesn't get rid of the cause but improves the quality of life for the patient

preventive treatment, to prevent disease

clear to ausculation, description of normal-sounding lungs

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Med Terms, Ch. 2

Term	Definition
febrile	symptons of a fever
malaise	faintess, not feeling well
auscultation	listening, particularly to the internal sounds of the body
sequela	consquence, an injury or problem, from a previous illness or sickness
palliative	treatment provided for symptons, doesn't get rid of the cause but improves the quality of life for the patient
prophylaxis	preventive treatment, to prevent disease
NKDA	no known drug allergies
NPO	nil per os, nothing by mouth
WNL	within normal limits
CTA	clear to ausculation, description of normal-sounding lungs