A-C Flashcards
(25 cards)
ABSTAIN
To voluntarily refrain from something
ACCOUNTABLE
To be responsible
ACUTE
Sudden, intense
ADHERE
To hold fast or stick together
ADVERSE
Undesired, possibly harmful
AEGIS
Control, protection
AMBIVALENT
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
APPLY
To place, put on, or spread something
ASSENT
To give consent, agree
AUDIBLE
Able to be heard
BACTERIA
Single-celled, microscopic organisms
BILATERAL
Present on both sides
CARDIAC
Of or relating to the heart
CAVITY
An opening or an empty area
CEASE
Come to an end or bring to an end
CHRONOLOGY
Order of events as they occured
COMPENSATORY
Ofsetting or making up for something
CONCAVE
Rounded inwards
CONCISE
Brief and to the point
CONSISTENCY
Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how to flows
CONSTRICT
To draw together or become smaller
CONTINGENT
Dependent
CONTRAINDICATION
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done
CONVULSIVE
Violent shaking of the body