1Abstain
To voluntarily refrain from something.
2Accountable
To be responsible.
4Adhere
To hold fast or stick together.
5Adverse
Undesired, possibly harmful.
6Aegis
Control, protection.
7Ambivalent
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
8Apply
To place, put on, or spread something.
11Audible
Able to be heard.
12Bacteria
Single-celled, microscopic organisms.
13Bilateral
Present on two sides.
14Cardiac
Of or relating to the heart.
15Cavity
An opening or an empty area.
16Cease
Come to an end or bring to an end.
17Chronology
Order of events as they occurred
19Compensatory
Offsetting or making up for something.
23Consistency
Degree of viscosity
24 how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows.
25Constrict
To draw together or become smaller.
27Contraindication
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
28Convulsive
Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
29Cursory
Quick, perfunctory
32Deficit
A deficiency or lack of something.
34Depth
Downward measurement from a surface.
35Deteriorating
Worsening.
36Device
Tool or piece of equipment.
37Diagnosis
Identification of an injury or disease.
38Dilate
To enlarge or expand.
39Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated.
40Discrete
Distinct, separate.
42 away from the center (such as of the body)
43Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure.
44Dysfunction
Impaired of abnormal functioning.
45Empathy
Ability to share what others are feeling
46 understanding the feelings of another.
48Etiology
The origin or cause of a disease or condition.
49Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe.
50Expand
To increase in size or amount.
51Exposure
To come in contact.
54External
Located outside the body.
55Fatal
Resulting in death.
56Fatigue
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion.
57Flexion
Bending a joint.
58Flushed
Reddened or ruddy appearance.
59Gastrointestinal
Or or relating to the stomach and the intestines.
60Hematologic
Of or relating to blood.
61Hydration
Maintenance of body fluid balance.
62Hygiene
Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health.
63Impaired
Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level.
64Impending
Occurring in the near future
67 not allowing anything to pass through.
68Imply
To suggest without explicitly stating.
70Infection
Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms.
71Infer
To conclude or deduce.
72Inflamed
Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender.
73Ingest
To swallow for digestion.
74Initiate
To begin or put into practice.
75Insidious
So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time.
((A v scary movie to not watch in the dark alone))
78Internal
Located within the body.
79Invasive
Inserting or entering into a body part.
80Kinetic
Of or related to movement.
81Labile
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)
84Latent
Present but not active or visible.
86Lethargic
Difficult to arouse.
87Manifestation
An indication or sign of a condition.
88Musculoskeletal
Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.
89Neurologic
Of or relating to the nervous system.
90Neurovascular
Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels.
91Nutrient
Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment.
92Occluded
Closed or obstructed.
94Oral
Given through or affecting the mouth.
95Otic
Given through or affecting the mouth.
96Parameter
A characteristic or constant factor
99Pathogenic
Causing or able to cause a disease.
100Pathology
Processes, causes, and effects of a disease
102Posterior
Located behind
104Potent
Producing a strong effect.
105Potential
Capable of occurring or likely to occur.
106Precaution
Preventative measure.
109Predispose
To make more susceptible or more likely to occur.
110Preexisting
Already present.
111Primary
First or most significant.
112Priority
Of great importance.
113Prognosis
The anticipated or expected course or outcome.
114Rationale
The underlying reason.
116Renal
Of or relating to the kidneys.
117Respiration
Inhalation and exhalation of air.
119Retain
To hold or keep.
123Sublingual
Under the tongue.
124Supplement
To take in addition to or to complete.
125Suppress
To stop or subdue.
126Symmetric (symmetrical)
Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position.
127Symptom
An indication of a problem.
128Syndrome
Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder.
129Therapeutic
Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder.
132Transdermal
Crossing through the skin.
133Transmission
Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another
136Triage
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.
137Ubiquitous
Being or seeming to be everywhere at once.
138Urinate
Excrete or expel urine.
139Vascular
Of or relating to blood vessels.
140Verbal
Spoken, using words.
141Virulent
Extremely harmful and severe.
142Virus
Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease.
144Volume
Amount of space occupied by a fluid.