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Vocabulary

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Term
Definition
Abrupt   Sudden.  
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Abstain   To voluntarily refrain from something.  
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Access   A means to obtain entry or a means of approach.  
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Accountable   Responsible.  
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Adhere   To hold fast or stick together.  
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Adverse   Undesired, possibly harmful.  
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Affect   Appearance of observable emotions.  
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Annual   Occurring every year.  
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Apply   To place, put on, or spread something.  
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Audible   Able to be heard.  
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Bilateral   Present on two sides.  
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Cardiac   Of or relating to the heart.  
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Cast   Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals.  
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Cavity   An opening or an empty area.  
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Cease   Come to an end or bring to an end.  
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Compensatory   Offsetting or making up for something.  
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Complication   An undesired problem that is the result of some other event.  
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Comply   Do as directed.  
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Concave   Rounded inward.  
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Concise   Brief, to the point.  
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Consistency   Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is.  
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Constrict   To draw together or become or become smaller.  
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Contingent   Dependent.  
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Contour   Shape or outline of a shape.  
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Contract   To draw together, to reduce in size.  
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Contraindication   A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done.  
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Defecate   Expel feces.  
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Deficit   A deficiency or lack of something.  
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Depress   Press downward.  
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Depth   Downward measurement from a surface.  
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Deteriorating   Worsening.  
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Device   Tool or piece of equipment.  
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Diagnosis   Identification of an injury or disease.  
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Diameter   The distance across the center of an object.  
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Dilate   To enlarge or expand.  
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Dilute   To make a liquid less concentrated.  
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Discrete   Distinct, separate.  
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Distended   Enlarged or expand from pressure.  
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Dysfunction   Impaired or abnormal functioning.  
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Elevate   To lift up or place in a higher position.  
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Endogenous   Produce within the body.  
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Exacerbate   To make worse or more severe.  
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Excess   More than what is needed or usual.  
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Exogenous   Produced outside the body.  
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Expand   To increase in size or amount.  
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Exposure   Contact.  
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External   Located outside the body.  
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Fatal   Resulting in death.  
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Fatigue   Extreme tiredness, exhaustion.  
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Flaccid   Limp, lacking tone.  
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Flushed   Reddened or ruddy appearance.  
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Gaping   Wide open.  
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Gastrointestinal   Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines.  
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Gender   Sex of an individual, as in male or female.  
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Hematologic   Of or relating to the blood.  
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Hydration   Maintenance of body fluid balance.  
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Hygiene   Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health.  
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Impaired   Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level.  
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Impending   Likely to occur soon.  
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Incidence   Occurrence.  
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Infection   Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms.  
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Inflamed   Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender.  
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Ingest   To swallow for digestion.  
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Initiate   To begin or put into practice.  
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Insidious   So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time.  
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Intact   In place, unharmed.  
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Internal   Located within the body.  
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Invasive   Inserting or entering into a body part.  
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Labile   Changing rapidly and often.  
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Laceration   Cut; tear.  
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Latent   Present but not active or visible.  
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Lethargic   Difficult to arouse.  
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Manifestation   An indication or sign of a condition.  
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Musculoskeletal   Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.  
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Neurologic   Of or relating to the nervous system.  
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Neurovascular   Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels.  
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Nutrient   Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment.  
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Occluded   Closed or obstructed.  
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Ominous   Significantly important and dangerous.  
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Ongoing   Continuous.  
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Oral   Given through or affecting the mouth.  
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Parameter   A characteristic or constant factor, limit.  
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Paroxysmal   Beginning suddenly or abruptly; convulsive.  
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Patent   Open.  
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Pathogenic   Causing or able to cause disease.  
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Pathology   Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality.  
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Posterior   Located behind; in the back.  
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Potent   Producing a strong effect.  
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Potential   Capable of occurring or likely to occur.  
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Precaution   Preventive measure.  
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Precipitous   Rapid, uncontrolled.  
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Predispose   To make more susceptible or more likely to occur.  
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Preexisting   Already present.  
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Primary   First or most significant.  
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Priority   Of great importance.  
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Prognosis   The anticipated or expected course or outcome.  
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Rationale   The underlying reason.  
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Recur   To occur again.  
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Renal   Of or relating to the kidneys.  
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Respiration   Inhalation and exhalation of air.  
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Restrict   To limit.  
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Retain   To hold or keep.  
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Site   Location.  
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Status   Condition  
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Strict   Stringent, exact, complete.  
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Sublingual   Under the tongue.  
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Supplement   To take in addition to or to complete.  
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Suppress   To stop or subdue.  
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Symmetric (symmetrical)   Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position.  
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Symptom   An indication of a problem.  
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Syndrome   Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder.  
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Therapeutic   Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder.  
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Transdermal   Crossing through the skin.  
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Transmission   Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another.  
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Trauma   Injury, wound.  
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Triage   Process used to determined the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment.  
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Untoward   Adverse or negative.  
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Urinate   Excrete or expel urine.  
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Vascular   Of or relating to blood vessels.  
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Verbal   Spoken, using words.  
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Virus   Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease.  
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Vital   Essential.  
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Void   Excrete, or expel urine.  
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Volume   Amount of space occupied by a fluid.  
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Overt   Obvious, easily observed.  
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