vocab Flashcards
(195 cards)
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Abstain
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To voluntarily refrain from something. (EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor.)
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Abrupt
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Sudden and possibly unexpected
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Accolade
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Tribute or honor.
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Accountable
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To be responsible. (EX: Paramedics are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge or resuscitation techniques.)
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Acute
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Sudden, intense. (EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing acute pain after surgery.)
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Adhere
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To hold fast or stick together. (EX: The tape must adhere to the patient’s skin to hold the bandage in place.)
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Adverse
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Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.)
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Aegis
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Control, protection. (EX: Unit staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager.)
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Aggregate
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A sum total of many things.
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Aggrieved
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Hurt or angry.
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Ambivalent
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Uncertain, having contradictory feelings. (EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy.)
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Anachronism
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A thing of the past. “My disease is anachronism”
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Antidote
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Cure or remedy. “I need an antidote for this headache”
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Alleviate
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Reduce. “This medicine is alleviating my pain”
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Apply
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To place, put on, or spread something.
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Assent
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To give consent, to agree.
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Audible
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Able to be heard. (EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient’s audible wheezing as a symptom of the patient’s asthma.
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Bacteria
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Single-celled, microscopic organisms.
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Barrage
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Bombardment, onslaught. (continuous attack). “This staph disease is so barrage, I keep getting butt pimples.”
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Bearing
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Manner, direction, or influence.
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Benign
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Not harmful.
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Bilateral
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Present on two sides.
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Callous
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Heartless, cruel, or pitiless.
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Cardiac
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Of or relating to the heart.
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Cataract
Medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.
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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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Chronology
Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
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Compensatory
Offsetting (amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one) or making up for something. Best described as corrective.
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Concave
Rounded inward. (RBC)
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Concise
Brief, to the point.
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Consistency
Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows. (Texture).
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Constitute
To establish, create, or organize.
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Constrict
To draw together or become smaller. "Blood vessels constrict when you are in a cold environment"
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Contingent
Dependent/reliant.
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Contraindication
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
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Convoluted
To be complex. "Her symptoms were very convoluted: back pain, headache, and severe nose bleed."
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Convulsive
Having or causing convulsions (violent shaking of the body [epilepsy])
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Covert
Hidden or concealed. "Her bruises were covert under her clothes"
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Cursory
Quick, perfunctory, not thorough. "run a cursory examination on the adult."
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Defecate
Expel feces.
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Deficit
A deficiency or lack of something.
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Delusional
Confused or mistaken.
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Depress
Press downward.
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Depth
Downward measurement from a surface.
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Desiccated
Dried or withered. "Her feces were desiccated"
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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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Dilate
To enlarge or expand.
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Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated.
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Discrete
Distinct, separate. "Her bruises were so discrete, scattered all around her body"
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Distal
Distant; away from the center (body).
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Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure. "Her stomach looked like a balloon, it was distended"
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Docile
Easily handled, tame i.e. not dangerous or frightened by people. "The little girl was docile, very gullible."
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Dysfunction
Impaired or abnormal functioning.
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Earthly
Worldly or possible.
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Empathy
Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another.
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Endogenous
Developing internally of body. "Cells are endogenous"
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Eradicate
To destroy completely. "Everyone wants to eradicate cancer."
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Equilibrium
Balance.
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Ethereal
Being extremely delicate or refined, ghostly, or eerie.
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Etiology
The origin or cause of a disease or condition.
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Euphemism
An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive. "Im sorry, but your father passed away."
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Euphoric
Confident. (I am euphoric about this exam.)
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Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe.
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Exogenous
Developing externally of body. "Hair is exogenous"
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Expand
To increase in size or amount.
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Expectorate
To cough up discharge from the lungs through the mouth. (spit).
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Exposure
To come in contact.
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Extension
Lengthening; unbending a joint.
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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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Febrile
Fever.
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Flaccid
Soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant. (LIMP) (PENIS)
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Flexion
Bending a joint. "FLEXING YOUR ARM"
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Flushed
Reddened or ruddy appearance.
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Forgo
Omit (to leave out or exclude). (FORGO-> NOGO).
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Gastrointestinal
Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines.
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Halitosis
Bad breath.
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Hedge
Evade, circumvent, or dodge. (ESCAPE OR AVOID).
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Heedless
To be thoughtless, unmindful, or careless.
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Hematologic
Of or relating to 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
Occurring in the near future, about to happen.
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Impervious
Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through. "skin"
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Implement
To put into action or to cause it to happen.
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Imply
To suggest without explicitly stating. (Sender of a message implies)
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Incidence
Occurrence.
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Infection
Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms.
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Infer
To conclude or deduce- arrive at a fact. (The receiver of the message infers)
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Inflamed
Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender.
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Ingest
To swallow for digestion.
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Inhibits
To hold back, constrain, reduce, or slow. "Migraine pills inhibit migraines"
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Initiate
To begin or put into practice.
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Insidious
So gradual as to not become apparent (clearly visible) for a long time.
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Intact
In place, unharmed, or whole.
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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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Kinetic
Of or relating to movement.
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Labile
Changing rapidly and often. (VOLATILE)
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Laceration
Cut;tear.
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Latent
Present but not active or visible.
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Lateral
On the side.
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Legacy
Bequest or relic.
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Lethargic
Difficult to arouse. (wake).
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Malaise
Sickness, condition, or dissatisfaction.
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Malignant
Expected to grow and worsen.
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Manifestation
An indication or sign of a condition.
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Milieu
The environmental condition or setting.
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Musculoskeletal
Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.
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Nebulous
Vague (uncertain, unclear).
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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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Obtuse
Ignorant.
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Occluded
Closed or obstructed.
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Ominous
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. (portentous).
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Ongoing
Continuous.
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Oral
Given through or affecting the mouth.
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Otic
Of the ear.
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Oubliette
Dungeon, prison, or cell.
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Overt
OBVIOUS OR VISIBLE.
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Painful
Aching. (Sore, throbbing with pain).
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Paltry
Worthless.
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Panacea
Cure, solution, or remedy.
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Parameter
A characteristic or constant FACTOR, limit. Structure.
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Paroxysmal
Sudden, recurrence spasms or seizures.
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Patent
Open.
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Pathogenic
Causing or able to cause a disease.
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Pathology
Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality.
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Pediculosis
Infested with lice.
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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. make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.
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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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Progeny
Offspring.
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Prognosis
The anticipated or expected course or outcome. (EX: The physician explained that, with treatment, the patient's prognosis was for a long and healthy life.)
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Proliferation
A rapid increase in number.
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Q.I.D
4 times a day.
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Quarantine
Strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of a disease or to exclude, detain, or isolate. (CONFINEMENT: keep or restrict someone from something)
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Raucous
Wild, loud, or disorderly.
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Rampant
Unrestrained.
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Rancid
Smelling unpleasant.
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Rationale
The underlying reason| LOGIC. (EX: To make sure that the patient will follow the diet instructions, the medical assistant explains the rationale for the low-salt diet.)
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Ravenus
Hungry.
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Recur
To occur again.
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Regale
To entertain, amuse, or delight.
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Regimen
A systematic plan for therapy.
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Relic
Thing of the past.
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Remission
Improvement or absence of signs of disease.
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Renal
Of or relating to the kidneys.
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Respiration
Inhalation or exhalation of air.
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Restrict
To limit.
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Retain
To hold or keep.
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Rigid
Not flexible.
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Serene
Calm, tranquil.
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Spinster
An unmarried woman.
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Sputum
A mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease.
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Status
Condition.
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Sublingual
Under the tongue.
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Substantial
Having substance or sustaining. Strengthen or support physically or mentally.
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Supplement
To take in addition to or to complete.
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Suppress
To stop or subdue. (counter).
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Supposition
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
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Susceptible
Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. (PREDISPOSE).
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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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Tertiary Health Care
A system to return patients to wellness.
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Therapeutic
Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder.
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Toxic
Causing harm or poisonous.
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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 determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and the likelihood of benefit from the treatment.
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Ubiquitous
Being or seeming to be everywhere at once.
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Untoward
Adverse, 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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Virulent
Extremely harmful and severe.
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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
To urinate.
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Volatile
Labile, change rapidly.
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Volume
Amount of space occupied by a fluid.
