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Offsetting

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Compensatory

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Terrestrial

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Earthy

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Labile

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Likely to change

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Belligerent

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Pugnacious

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Sardonic

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Mocking, sneering

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Allocate

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Reverse for a specific reason

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Elated

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Super happy

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Untoward

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Improper or unfortunate

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Variable

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Something that changes

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Homologous

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Having the same relative position

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Parameter

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Guideline

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Allocated

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Reserved for a particular reason

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Dystrophy

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Weakening, degeneration l, or abnormal growth of muscle

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Atrophy

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Degeneration or wasting away

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Entropy

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Tendency toward chaos and disorder

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Discrete

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Seperate

Discrete symptoms are those that have no connection to one another

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Discreet

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Careful

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Exposure

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Laying open

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Exacerbate

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Aggravate

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Phlebotomist

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Person specialising in withdrawing blood

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Exacerbate

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Aggravate

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Implicate

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To demonstrate involvement or assign blame

Often, doctors will implicate seemingly unrelated behaviors on a patient’s condition.

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Insensitive

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Not responsive

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Impending

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About to happen

Impending doom

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Geometric
Things that resemble the classic geometric shapes like squares, circles and triangles
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Converted
Changes or altered
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Repugnant (repug- nant)
Offensive, especially to the senses or the morals
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Protrude
Stick out
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Ingress
Entering or going in Determine a disease's path of ingress to the body
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Incidence
Rate of occurence
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Incidents
Random events
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Proscribe
Forbid
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Distended
Swollen
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Supplement
Something added to resolve a deficiency or obtain completion
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Acumen
Expertise
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Congruent
Agreeing or in complete accord
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Bicuspid
Anything that ends in two points
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Labile
Likely to change ; unstable
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Venereal
Describe conditions that relate to sexual intercourse (venereal disease, STD)
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Entrails
Internal parts ; intestines
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Androgynous
Both male and female Androgynous characteristics
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Terrestrial
Earthly Terrestrial vs. aqueous
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Alien
Things that are unfamiliar or from an outside source A person with a mysterious ailment might try to identify some contact with alien substances
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Foreign
People or things that are from some other area or country Foreign objects are forbidden when medical procedures are being performed.
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Apply
To put something to use | Having a relevant or valid connection to something else
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Concise
Straightforward | Absent of all excessive detail
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Contraindication
The presence of a symptom or condition that would make a specific treatment unadvisable
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Diagnosis
Determining the dysfunction
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Diameter
The length of a line that passes through the body of an object
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Hematologic
Concerning blood
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Incidence (other version)
The arrival of something at the surface; something that occurs or affects something else
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Insidious
Something or someone who is enticing but dangerous; slow- developing dangerousness
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Nutrient
Something that provides nourishment
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Paroxysmal
Characterised by a sudden fit or attack of symptoms; may be a sudden emotion or uncontrollable action
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Potent
Able to copulate as a male; refers to something that is chemically or medically effective
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Prognosis
The possibility off recovering after the diagnosis of an illness or disease
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Rationale
An explanation regarding the principles, opinions, beliefs, or practices held by a specific party
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Recur
Revisited for a second time
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Syndrome
A group of symptoms that happen close together and suggest an illness or irregular condition
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Transdermal
Passing through the skin
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Triage
A system that helps to determine which patients need the most care by evaluating their condition and chances of responding positively to treatment
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Virus
A microscopic pathogen that replicates in living cells and can cause disease
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Dipsomaniac
Someone that drinks a crazy amount of alcohol
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Proscribe
Forbid
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Belligerent
Ready to fight | Pugnacious
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Pugnacious
Ready to fight | Belligerent
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Sardonic
Mocking | Sneering
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Offsetting
Compensatory

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