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Ch 2 vocabulary
Medical Words Commonly used
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chronic | It has been going on for awhile |
| Febrile | to have a fever |
| Benign | Safe |
| Idiopathic | no known specific cause, just happens |
| Auscultation | To listen |
| S.O.A.P | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
| Exacerbation | It is getting worse |
| Proximal | Closer to the center |
| Caudal | Toward the bottom |
| Inferior | Below |
| Supine | Lying on the back |
| Coronal | Divides the body from front and back |
| Acute | It just started recently or is a sharp severe symptom |
| Remission | To get better or improve ; does not mean cured |
| Pathogen | Organism that causes the problem |