G.S.T. Terms Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Acute (ah-KYOOT) | it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| chronic (KRAWN-ik) | it has been going on for a while now |
| exacerbation (esk-AS-er-BAY-shun) | it is getting worse |
| abrupt (ah-BRUPT) | all of a sudden |
| febrile (FEH-brail) | to have a fever |
| afrebrile (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 a patient feels |
| noncontributory (NON-kon-TRIH-byoo-TOR-ee) | not related to this specific problem |
| lethargic (lah-THAR-jik) | a decrease in 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 |
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