Vocabulary

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Abstain

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To voluntarily refrain

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Adhere

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To hold fast to stick together

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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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Convulsive

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Violent shaking of the body

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Depth

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Downward measurement of a surface

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Distinct, separate

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Discrete

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Enlarged or expanded from pressure

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distended

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Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another

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Empathy

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Origin or cause of a disease or condition

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etiology

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To come in contact

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Exposure

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Bending a joint

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flexion

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Occurring in the near future, about to happen

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impending

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impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through

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impervious

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To conclude or deduce

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infer (the receiver of the message).

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to suggest without saying

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imply (the sender of the message)

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So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time.

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insidious

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Changing rapidly and often

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Labile

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Present but not active or visible

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Latent

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Difficult to arouse

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Lethargic

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Of or relating to the nervous system

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neurologic

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Of the ear

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otic or aural

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Open

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Patent

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Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality

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Pathology

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Preventative measure

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precaution

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Rapid, uncontrolled

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Precipitous

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To make more susceptible or more likely to occur

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Predispose

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The underlying *reason*

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Rationale

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To hold or keep

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retain

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Condition

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Status

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To stop or subdue

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Suppress

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Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder

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syndrome

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Crossing through the skin

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transdermal

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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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Triage

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Extremely harmful or severe

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virulent

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Curing or treating a disease

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Remedial (think remedy) or therapeutic

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To make more severe or intense

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Augment

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To end

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Extinguish

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Sudden fit, attack, increase in symptoms

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Paroxysmal

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Used to describe deification

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Eliminate

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To clarify or explain

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Elucidate

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Clear, obvious, out in the open

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Overt

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What is the best definition of the word comprehensive? A. complete b. incomplete c. concise d. exclusive

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A. complete

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Remedial or remediation

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Therapeutic

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Comply

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Follow willingly

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Attenuated:

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weakened/ reduced vitality

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Innate immunity:

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intrinsic

Question 49

Which definition best fits the word symptom? A. The evidence of a disease or disorder B. A disease or disorder that presents itself physically C. An ailment that causes pain or discomfort

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A. The key here is putting symptom before the definition. For example: A symptom is the evidence of a disease or disorder. B. A symptom is a disease or disorder that present itself physically. -This would not work because a symptom is not a disease or a disorder, neither is it an ailment that causes pain or discomfort.

Question 50

What is the best definition of the word "laceration"? A. Decimation B. Severe wound C. Incision D. Binding an injury

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B. Severe wound Typically appears torn or ragged. Occurs due to blunt trauma Incisions represent a straight cut and takes less time to heal.

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Bifurcate meaning:

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split into two

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Typify:

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Symbolize. or show an example of; clarify

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Obscure:

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Make less clear

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sinuous:

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supple; winding; twisting

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ominous:

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impending danger

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transient:

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temporary

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illusory

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imaginary or fake

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emaciated

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wasted/lack of nourishment.

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abate

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reduce; lessen; decrease

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extirpate

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remove

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feckless

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incompetent; ineffective

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abnegation

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rejection

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renunciation

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withdraw or abandon

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Sagacity

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Decision making

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abdicate

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