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Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| acute - | it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| chronic | It 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 | Not feeling well |
| progressive | More and more each day |
| symptom | Something a patient feels |
| noncontributory | Not related to this specific problem |
| lethargic | A decre |
| genetic/hereditary | - it runs in the family |
| proximal | - closer to the center of the body |
| distal | - farther away from the center of the body. |
| lateral | - out to the side |
| medial | - toward the middle |
| ventral/antral/anterior | - the front |
| dorsal/posterior | - the back |
| cranial | - toward the top |
| caudal | - toward the bottom |
| unilateral | - one side |
| bilateral | - both sides |
| dorsum | - the back of the hand |
| plantar | - the bottom of the foot |
| palmar | - the palm of the hand |
| sagittal | - divides the body into right and left sides |
| coronal | - divides the body into front and back sections |
| transverse | - divides the body into top and bottom sections |
| benign | - not harmful |
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