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Abstain
To voluntarily refrain from something.
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Accountable
To be responsible.
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Acute
Sudden, intense.
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Adhere
To hold fast or stick together.
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Adverse
Undesired, possibly harmful.
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Aegis
Control, protection.
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Ambivalent
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
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Apply
To place, put on, or spread something.
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Assent
To give consent
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to agree.
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Audible
Able to be heard.
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Bacteria
Single-celled, microscopic organisms.
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Bilateral
Present on two sides.
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Cardiac
Of or relating to the heart.
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Cavity
An opening or an empty area.
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Cease
Come to an end or bring to an end.
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Chronology
Order of events as they occurred
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timeline.
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Compensatory
Offsetting or making up for something.
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Concave
Rounded inward.
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Concise
Brief
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to the point.
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Consistency
Degree of viscosity
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how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows.
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Constrict
To draw together or become smaller.
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Contingent
Dependent.
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Contraindication
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
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Convulsive
Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
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Cursory
Quick, perfunctory
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not thorough.
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Defecate
Expel feces.
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Deficit
A deficiency or lack of something.
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Depress
Press downward.
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Depth
Downward measurement from a surface.
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Deteriorating
Worsening.
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Device
Tool or piece of equipment.
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Diagnosis
Identification of an injury or disease.
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Dilate
To enlarge or expand.
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Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated.
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Discrete
Distinct, separate.
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Distal
Distant
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away from the center (such as of the body)
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Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure.
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Dysfunction
Impaired of abnormal functioning.
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Empathy
Ability to share what others are feeling
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understanding the feelings of another.
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Equilibrium
Balance.
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Etiology
The origin or cause of a disease or condition.
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Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe.
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Expand
To increase in size or amount.
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Exposure
To come in contact.
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Extension
Lengthening
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unbending a joint.
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External
Located outside the body.
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Fatal
Resulting in death.
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Fatigue
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion.
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Flexion
Bending a joint.
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Flushed
Reddened or ruddy appearance.
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Gastrointestinal
Or or relating to the stomach and the intestines.
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Hematologic
Of or relating to blood.
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Hydration
Maintenance of body fluid balance.
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Hygiene
Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health.
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Impaired
Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level.
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Impending
Occurring in the near future
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about to happen.
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Impervious
Impenetrable
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not allowing anything to pass through.
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Imply
To suggest without explicitly stating.
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Incidence
Occurrence.
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Infection
Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms.
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Infer
To conclude or deduce.
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Inflamed
Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender.
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Ingest
To swallow for digestion.
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Initiate
To begin or put into practice.
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Insidious
So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time.

((A v scary movie to not watch in the dark alone))
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Intact
In place
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unharmed.
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Internal
Located within the body.
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Invasive
Inserting or entering into a body part.
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Kinetic
Of or related to movement.
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Labile
Changing rapidly and often.

(Not in this review book, but "Labile" is also a term used in A&P - specifically the Digestive System - to refer to food that CAN be broken down and then, in turn, be absorbed)
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Laceration
Cut
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tear.
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Latent
Present but not active or visible.
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Lateral
On the side.
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Lethargic
Difficult to arouse.
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Manifestation
An indication or sign of a condition.
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Musculoskeletal
Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.
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Neurologic
Of or relating to the nervous system.
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Neurovascular
Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels.
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Nutrient
Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment.
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Occluded
Closed or obstructed.
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Ongoing
Continuous.
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Oral
Given through or affecting the mouth.
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Otic
Given through or affecting the mouth.
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Parameter
A characteristic or constant factor
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limit.
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Patent
Open.
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Pathogenic
Causing or able to cause a disease.
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Pathology
Processes, causes, and effects of a disease
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abnormality.
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Posterior
Located behind
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in the back.
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Potent
Producing a strong effect.
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Potential
Capable of occurring or likely to occur.
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Precaution
Preventative measure.
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Precipitous
Rapid
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uncontrolled.
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Predispose
To make more susceptible or more likely to occur.
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Preexisting
Already present.
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Primary
First or most significant.
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Priority
Of great importance.
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Prognosis
The anticipated or expected course or outcome.
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Rationale
The 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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Respiration
Inhalation and exhalation of air.
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Restrict
To limit.
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Retain
To hold or keep.
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Serene
Calm
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tranquil.
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Status
Condition.
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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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Suppress
To stop or subdue.
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Symmetric (symmetrical)
Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position.
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Symptom
An indication of a problem.
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Syndrome
Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder.
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Therapeutic
Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder.
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Toxic
Causing harm
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poisonous.
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Transdermal
Crossing through the skin.
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Transmission
Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another
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Trauma
Injury
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wound.
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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 the likelihood of benefit from the treatment.
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Ubiquitous
Being or seeming to be everywhere at once.
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Urinate
Excrete or expel urine.
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Vascular
Of or relating to blood vessels.
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Verbal
Spoken, using words.
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Virulent
Extremely harmful and severe.
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Virus
Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease.
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Vital
Essential.
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Volume
Amount of space occupied by a fluid.
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