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Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acute | started recently |
| chronic | going on for a while |
| 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 |
| noncontributary | not related to this specific problem |