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Subjective Terms
General Subjective Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acute ah-KYOOT | It just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| chronic KRAWN-ic | it has been going on for a while now |
| exacerbation eks-AS-er-BAY-shun | it is getting worse |
| abrupt ah-BRUPT | all of a sudden |
| febrile FEH-brail | to have a fever |
| afebrile uh-FEB-ril | to not have a fever |
| malaise mah-LAYZ | not feeling well |
| progressive proh-GREH-siv | more and more each day |
| symptom SIM-tom | something the patient feels |
| noncontributory NON-kon-TRIH-byoo-TOR-ee | not related to this specific problem |
| lethargic lah-THAR-jik | a decreased level of consciousness; in a medical record this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick |
| genetic/hereditary jen-ET-ik/heh-RED-ih-TER-ee | it runs in the family |