vocab!!! Flashcards

(38 cards)

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Adhere

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to holdfast or stick together

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Adverse

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Undesired, possibly harmful

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Aegis

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Control, protection

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Ambivalent

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Uncertain, having contradictory feelings

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Assent

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To give consent, to agree

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Contingent

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Dependent

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Convulsive

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Having or causing convulsions, violent shaking of the body

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Cursory

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Quick, perfunctory, not thorough

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Distended

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Enlarged or expanded from pressure

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Etiology

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The origin or cause of a disease or condition

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Hematologic

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Of or relating to blood

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Impending

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Occurring in the near future, about to happen

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Impervious

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Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through

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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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Laceration

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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 indication of or sign of a condition

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Occluded

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Closed or obstructed

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Otic

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Patent

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Pathogenic

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Causing or able to cause disease

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Pathology

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Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality

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Potent

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Producing a strong effect

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Precipitous
Rapid, uncontrolled
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Predispose
To make more susceptible or more likely to occur
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Prognosis
The anticipated or expected course or outcome
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Rationale
Underlying reason
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Recur
To occur again
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Renal
Of or relating to the kidneys
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Serene
Calm, tranquil
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Sublingual
Under the tongue
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Supplement
To take in addition to or to complete
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Syndrome
A group of symptoms, that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder
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Transdermal
Crossing through the skin
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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 likelihood of benefit from treatment
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Ubiquitous
Being or seeming to be everywhere at once
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Virulent
Extremely harmful, servers