Vocab Flashcards by Ashley Shores

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Abrupt

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Sudden

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Abstain

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Refrain from

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Access

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To approach

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Adhere

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Stick together

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Affect

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Appearance of observable emotions

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Audible

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To be heard

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Bilateral

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Two sides

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Cavity

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Opening or empty area

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Cease

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Come to end or bring to end

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Compensatory

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Offsetting or making up for something

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Comply

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Do as directed

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Concave

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Round inward

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Constrict

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Draw together or become smaller

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Contingent

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Dependent

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Contour

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Shape or outline of shape

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Contract

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To draw together, reduce in size

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Contraindication

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Reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done

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Defecate

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Expel feces

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Deficit

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A deficiency or lack of something

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Depress

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Press downward

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Discrete

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Distinct, seperate

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Distended

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Enlarged or expanded from pressure

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Endogenous

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Produced within the body

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Exacerbate

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To make worse or more severe

Exogenous

Produced outside of the body

Flaccid

Limp, lacking tone

Hematologic

Of or relating to blood

Impending

Likely to occur soon

Insidious

So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

Invasive

Inserting or entering body part

Labile

Changing rapidly and often

Latent

Present but not active or visible

Lethargic

Difficult to arouse

Manifestation

An indication or sign of a condition

Neurologic

Of or relating to the nervous system

Neurovascular

Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels

Occluded

Closed or obstructed

Ominous

Significantly important and dangerous

Overt

Obvious, easily observed

Paroxysmal

Beginning suddenly or abruptly

Patent

Open

Potent

Strong effect

Precipitous

Rapid, uncontrolled

Predispose

To make more susceptible or more likely to occur

Prognosis

Expected outcome

Renal

Of or relating to the kidneys

Strict

Stringent, exact, complete

Suppress

To stop or subdue

Syndrome

Group of symptoms

Transdermal

Crossing through the skin

Triage

Priority of patient

Untoward

Adverse or negative

Vascular

Relating to blood vessels

Vital

Essential

Void

Excrete, expel urine