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Affect

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appearance of observable emotions

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Aggregate

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A sum total of many things

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Contingent

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Dependent

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Contraindication

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A reason why something is not advisable or why it’s should not be done

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Distended

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Enlarged or expanded from pressure

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Deficit

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A deficient or lack of something

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Insidious

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So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

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Labile

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Changing rapidly and often

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Latent

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Present but not active or visible

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Manifestation

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An location or sign of a condition

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Milieu

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The environment condition or setting

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Occluded

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Closed or obstructed

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Ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening

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Overt

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Obvious easily observed

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Parocysmal

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Beginning suddenly or abruptly

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Patent

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the condition of being open or unobstructed.

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Precipitous

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Rapid uncontrolled

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Predispose

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Make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.

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Prognosis

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The anticipated or expected course of outcome

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Rampant

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Unrestrained

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Retain

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To hold or keep

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Untoward

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Adverse negative or unseemly

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Euphemism

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An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

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Proliferation

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A rapid increase in number 

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Laceration
A cut, tear
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Triage
Process of evaluating the urgency of medical need and prioritizing treatment
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Viscosity
A liquid resistance to flow
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Metabolism
The sum of all chemical processes that occur in the organism
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Febrile
Feverish
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Supposition
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
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Regimen
Medicine a systematic plan for therapy often, including diet
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Renal
Or relating to the kidneys
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Sublingual
Under the tongue
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Convulsion
involuntary, violent muscle contractions
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Remission
Improvment or absence of sign of a disease
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Circuit
Movement once around a course
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Q.I.D
Four times a day
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ATBE
At bed time
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Q.D
Once per day
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Q.8h
every eight hours
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Implement
To put into action execute 
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Valid
Found it on fact or evidence 
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applicable
Relevant
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Sputum
Mucus secretion ffom the lungs bronchi and trachea expelled through them out 
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Expectorate
To cough up discharge from the lungs and spit it out 
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Eradicate
Destroy completely
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Tertiary health care
A system to return patient to wellness
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Docile
Easily handled or managed
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Aide
Assistance help
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Aid
A resource (band aid)
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Plurality
in an election with more than two options the number of voids for the candidates are party receiving the greatest number, but less than half of the votes
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Majority
The greater and number of two parts 
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Superego
The more component of personalities that incorporate so social standards about what is right and wrong 
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Notorious/infamous- similar meaning
refers to something or somebody who is famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
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lens
is a piece of glass with curved sides used for concentrating or dispersing light rays
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construct
is a subjective idea or theory.
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inoculation
is the action of giving someone a weak form of disease as a protection against it.
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Abrupt
In sudden or unexpected
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Languid
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
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Concise
Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
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Potent
Chemically or medical effective
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Euthanasia
Causing a painless death
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Burgeoning
Growing or developing quickly
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Ruminate
Think deeply about something
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Boisterous
Loud, clamorous and unrestrained
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Boisterous
Loud, clamorous and unrestrained
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Cicatrix
Scar or healed wound
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Pensive
Deep though
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Pensive
Deep though
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Adulation
Excessive admiration or praise el
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Palatable
Pleasant to taste
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Abstain
to stop, hold back
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Acute
Sudden onset of a condition or symptom
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Adverse
A negative or unfavorable outcome or effect that is associated with treatment/med
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Aegis
Protective or guiding roles provided by regulatory bodies or organizations to ensure safety
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Aggregate
A group or population of individuals who share a common characteristic or are affected by a particular health issue
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Antidote
A specific substance or treatment that can counteract or neutralize the effect that of a poison or toxic substance in that body
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Applicable
Something that is relevant, appropriate, or suitable in a specific context or situation. It l
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Benign
A condition or tumor that is not cancerous and does not have the potential to spread or invade
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Bilateral
A condition or characteristic that affects both sides of the body
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Bilateral
A condition or characteristic that affects both sides of the body
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Callous
A lack of concern empathy or sensitivity toward other feelings or suffering
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Cardiac
Heart or cardiovascular system
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Cartilage
A flexible connective issue
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Cease
To stop or discontinue a particular action
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Concise
Expressing or conveying information, ideas, thoughts
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Concise
Expressing or conveying information, ideas, thoughts
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Constrict
To narrowing or tightening
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Convulsive
A condition or activity characterized by uncontrollable involuntary muscle contraction or spasms
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Cursory
A quick or brief evaluation or examination that is performed without thorough attention to detail

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