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95 Cards in this Set
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Cease |
To bring about a gradual end; refers to something that dies out or becomes extinct |
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Compensatory |
An equivalent; the action of making a payment that serves as a counterbalance for another action |
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Comply |
To carry out the wishes of another person; to perform the manner prescribed by law |
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Concave |
A surface that is rounded inward like a bowl; surface that is arched or curved |
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Concise |
Straightforward and to the point |
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Consistency |
The agreement of each of the parts that constitute a whole |
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Constrict |
To make something narrow by squeezing or compressing |
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Contingent |
Something that may happen; may also refer to something that is dependent upon conditioned by something else |
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Contour |
The line that represents the shape of a curvy figure |
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Contract |
An agreement between two parties that binds each to perform certain actions |
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Contraindication |
The presentation email of a symptom or condition that will make a specific treatment unadvisable |
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Deficit |
A lack in an amount or quality of something, such as money or rainfall |
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Depth |
A quality of being complete and thorough |
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Deteriorating |
To make inferior in quality; to diminish in function or condition |
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Device |
Something that is devised or thought up; maybe a piece of equipment designed for a specific task |
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Diagnosis |
Determining the dysfunction/disease |
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Diameter |
The length of a line that passes through the body of an object |
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Discrete |
A separate entity |
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Distended |
Something that had been enlarged by the force of internal pressure |
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Dysfunction |
A hindered function a body system or organ |
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Elevate |
To lift or make something higher; to lift in rank or title |
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Endogenous |
The growth from a deep tissue; refers to conditions that arise from factors that are internal to an organism |
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Exacerbate |
To cause something to become more intense in nature; especially an increase in violence or severity |
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Excess |
Surpassing usual limitations; unnecessary indulge |
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Exogenous |
The growth from superficial or shallow tissue; refers to conditions caused by factors that are external to an organism |
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Exposure |
Being subject to a condition or influence |
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External |
Being outside the human body |
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Flaccid |
The state of not being firm |
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Flushed |
Blushing or an area of the body that becomes reddened |
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Gaping |
Something that is wide open and exposed |
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Gender |
The behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits that are associated with specific sex |
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Hematologic |
Concerning blood |
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Hygiene |
The science of health |
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Impaired |
A condition in which one cannot perform or function properly |
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Impending |
Hanging overhead threateningly; bound to occur in the near future |
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Incidence |
The arrival of something at a surface; something that occurs or affects something else |
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Infection |
An area of the body tissue that been invaded with pathogenic organisms |
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Inflamed |
To incite an intensely emotional state |
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Ingest |
To take into ones mouth for digestion |
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Initiate |
To cause something to begin or to set events in motion |
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Insidious |
Something or someone who is enticing but dangerous |
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Intact |
Something that remains whole or untouched by destructive forces |
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Internal |
Things inside of the body or the mind |
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Invasive |
Tending to spread or infringe upon something |
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Labile |
Unstable; constantly undergoing a chemical or physical change or breakdown |
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Latent |
Not presently active but with the potential to become active |
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Lethargic |
Sluggish |
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Manifestation |
The act of becoming outwardly visible |
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Neurologic |
Concerning the nervous system |
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Neurovascular |
Concerning the blood vessels and nerves |
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Nutrient |
Something that provides nourishment |
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Occluded |
Closed or blocked off |
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Ominous |
Exhibiting an omen; refers to something evil |
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Overt |
Something that is openly displayed or obvious |
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Parameter |
A limit or boundary |
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Paroxysmal |
Characterized by a sudden fit or attack of symptoms |
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Patent |
A clear and easily accessible passage |
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Pathogenic |
Disease causing |
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Pathology |
Study of disease |
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Posterior |
Related to the rear/back position |
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Potent |
Able to copulation as a male |
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Potential |
Having the possibility of becoming a reality |
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Precaution |
The act of taking care in advance |
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Precipitous |
Very steep or difficult to climb or overcome |
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Predispose |
To dispose in advance of or to make susceptible to |
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Primary |
First in order |
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Priority |
The state of being before |
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Prognosis |
The possibility of recovery after the diagnosis of an illness or disease |
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Rationale |
An explanation regarding the principals, opinions, beliefs, or practices held by a specific party |
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Recur |
Something that is revised for consideration |
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Renal |
Concerning the kidneys |
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Restrict |
To confine something or someone within specific limitations or boundaries |
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Retain |
To keep in one's possession |
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Site |
They physical location of a structure |
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Status |
The position or rank held in relation to others |
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Strict |
Inflexibility; can't be changed or structured |
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Sublingual |
Beneath the tongue |
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Supplement |
An item that completes something else |
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Suppress |
To restrain by authority or force |
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Symmetric |
Exhibiting symmetry; equal sections |
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Symptom |
The evidence of a disease or illness |
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Syndrome |
A group of symptoms that happen close together and suggest an illness or irregular condition |
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Therapeutic |
Concerning the treatment of an illness or irregular condition |
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Transdermal |
Passing through skin |
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Transmission |
Passing something from one place to another |
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Trauma |
An injury done by an outside object |
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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 to treatment |
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Untoward |
Difficult to manage |
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Urinate |
To expel urine |
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Vascular |
Concerning the blood vessels |
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Verbal |
Relating to or consisting of words |
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Virus |
A microscopic pathogen that replicates in living cells and can cause disease |
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Vital |
Necessary or essential to the existence of life |
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Void |
Not occupied or empty |
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Volume |
Printed pages bound in a book form |