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Medical Term
Christy's Flash Cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute ah-KYOOT | It just started recently or is a sharp,severe pain |
| Aburpt ah-BURPT | All of a sudden |
| Malalse mah-LAYZ | Not feeling well |
| Chronic KRAWN-lk | Its been going on for a while now |
| Symptom SIM-tom | Something a patient feels |
| Noncontributory NON-kon-TRIH-byoo-TOR-ee | Not Related to this specific Problem |
| Lethargic lah-THAR-jik | A decreased in level of consciousness: in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick |
| Exacerbatlon eks-AS-er-BAY-shun | Its getting worse |
| Afebrile uh-FEB-ril | to not have a fever |
| Genetic/Hereditary jen-ET-lk, heh-RED-lh-TER-ee | Runs in the family |