HESI A2 Vocabulary and General Knowledge – Flashcards
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Abrupt
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sudden
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Absorption
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movement of nutrients from the digestive tube into the bloodstream
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Abstain
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to voluntarily refrain from something
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Access
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a means to obtain or gain entry or a means of approach
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Accountable
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responsible
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Adhere
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to hold fast or stick together
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Adverse
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undesired, possibly harmful
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Affect
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appearance of observable emotions
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Aggregate
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a sum total of many things
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Ambiance
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the atmosphere of an environment
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Annual
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occurring every year
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Anterior
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facing forward
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Apply
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to place, put on, or spread something
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Audible
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able to be heard
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Bilateral
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present on two sides
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Cast
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hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals
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Cease
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come to an end or bring to an end
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Compensatory
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offsetting or making up for something
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Complication
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an undesired problem that is the result of some other event
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Comply
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do as directed
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Concave
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rounded inward
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Concise
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brief, to the point
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Confines
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limits or boundaries
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Consistency
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degree of viscosity, how thick or thin a fluid is
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Constrict
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to draw together or become smaller
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Contingent
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dependent
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Contour
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shape or outline of a shape
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Contract
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to draw together, to reduce in size
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Contraindication
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a reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done
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Defecate
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expel feces
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Diffusion
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movement of materials from high concentration to lower concentration
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Digestion
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the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
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Distal
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further away from the point of attachment
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Hygiene
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measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
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Hydration
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maintenance of body fluid
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Impaired
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diminished or lacking some usual quality or level
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Gender
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sex of an individual, as in male or female
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Gaping
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wide open
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Flushed
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reddened or ruddy appearance
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Flaccid
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limp, lacking tone
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Fatigue
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extreme tiredness, exhaustion
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Fatal
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resulting in death
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External
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located outside the body
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Exposure
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contact
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Expand
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to increase in size or amount
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Exogenous
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produced outside the body
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Excess
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more than what is needed or usual
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Exacerbate
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to make worse or more severe
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Endogenous
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produced within the body
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Elevate
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to lift up or place in a higher position
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Distended
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enlarged or expanded from pressure
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Discrete
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distinct, seperate
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Dilute
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to make a liquid less concentrated
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Dilate
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to enlarge or expand
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Diameter
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the distance across the center of an object
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Device
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tool or piece of equipment
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Deteriorating
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worsening
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Depth
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downward measurement from a surface
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Depress
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press downward
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Deficit
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a deficiency or lack of something
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Impending
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likely to occur soon
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Incidence
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occurrence
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Inferior
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below
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Inflamed
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reddened, swollen, warm and often tender
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Ingest
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to swallow for digestion
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Initiate
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to begin or put into practice
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Insidious
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so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time
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Intact
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in place, unharmed
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Internal
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located within the body
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Invasive
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inserting or entering into a body part
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Labile
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changing rapidly and often
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Latent
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present, but not active or visible
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Lateral
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away from the midline or toward the sides
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Lethargic
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difficult to arouse
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Manifestation
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an indication or sign of a condition
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Medial
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toward the midline
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Milieu
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the environmental condition, or setting
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Nutrient
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substance or ingredient that provides nourishment
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Occluded
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closed or obstructed
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Ominous
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significantly important and dangerous
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Ongoing
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continuos
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Oral
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given through or affecting the mouth
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Overt
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obvious, easily observed
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Parameter
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a characteristic or constant factor
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Paroxysmal
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beginning suddenly or abruptly
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Patent
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open
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Posterior
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toward the back
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Potent
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producing a strong effect
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Potential
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capable of occurring or likely to occur
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Precaution
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preventative measure
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Precipitous
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rapid, uncontrolled
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Predispose
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to make more susceptible or more likely to occur
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Preexisting
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already present
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Primary
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first or most significant
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Priority
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of great importance
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Prognosis
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the anticipated or expected course or outcome
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Proximal
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closer to the point of attachment
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Rampant
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unrestrained
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Rationale
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the underlying reason
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Recur
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to occur again
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Restrict
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to limit
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Retain
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to hold or keep
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Site
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location
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Status
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condition
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Strict
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stringent, exact, complete
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Superior
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above
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Supplement
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to take in addition to or to complete
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Suppress
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to stop or subdue
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Symmetric
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being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position
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Symptom
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an indication of a problem
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Untoward
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adverse, negative or unseemly
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Verbal
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spoken, using words
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Vital
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essential
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Void
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excrete, or expel urine
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Volume
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amount of space occupied by a fluid
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Quotient
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the number obtained by division
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Euphemism
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an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
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Progeny
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offspring
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Proliferation
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a rapid increase in number
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Laceration
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a cut, tear
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Triage
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process of evaluating the urgency of medical need and prioritizing treatment
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Viscosity
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a liquid's resistance to flow
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Pigmented
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colored
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Metabolism
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the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism
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Combination
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the act of combining things to form a new whole
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Febrile
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feverish
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Photosensitive
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sensitive to light
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Respiration
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
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Assess
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to evaluate
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Supposition
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a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
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Regimen
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(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
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Substitute
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the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another
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Renal
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of or relating to the kidneys
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Sublingual
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under the tongue
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Convulsion
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a violent disturbance
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Remission
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improvement or absence of signs of disease
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Circuit
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movement once around a course
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Q.I.D.
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four times a day
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ATBE
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at bedtime
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Q.D.
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once per day
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Q.8H
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every eight hours
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Initial
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occurring at the beginning
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Fracture
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break (a bone)
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Implement
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to put into action; execute
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Valid
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founded on fact or evidence
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Applicable
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relevant
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Obtain
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able to gain or possess
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Inflamed
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reddened, swollen, warm and often tender
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Sputum
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mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth
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Expectorate
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to cough up discharge from the lungs and out of the mouth (spit)
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Spasmodic
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
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Perceptible
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easily seen or detected
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Eradicate
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destroy completely
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Alleviate
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provide physical relief, as from pain
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Tertiary Health Care
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a system to return patients to wellness
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Docile
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easily handled or managed (tame)
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Ravenous
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extremely hungry
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Aide
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assistant; helper
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Aid
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a resource (band-aid)
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Spinster
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an elderly unmarried woman
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Plurality
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(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
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Majority
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the greater in number of two parts
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Superego
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the moral component of personality that incorporates social standards about what is right and wrong
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Mercurial
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Unpredictable
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Elated
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Delighted
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Cicatrix
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Scar
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Emetic
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a medicine that Induces vomit
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Panacea
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Cure
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LDL
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Type of Lipoprotein
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Disintegrates
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Fragments
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Qualms
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Misgivings
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Gravid
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Expecting a child
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Alimentary
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Related to nourishment; , A digestive tract consisting of a tube running between a mouth and an anus; also called a complete digestive tract.
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Paltry
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insignificant
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Urea
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Crystalline compound that is a product of protein metabolism
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Quandary
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A state of uncertainty
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cauterize
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to burn
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Convoluted
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Winding, twisting, and therefore difficult to understand; intricate
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deleterious
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harmful
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Differentially
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respectfully
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Perused
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Read thorougly
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acute
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having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
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Inconclusive
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does not prove anything or comes to no conclusion; unsettled
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ethereal
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(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)
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incorrigible
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(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control; incurable
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anodyne
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Painkilling
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palliative
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soothing
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deluge
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A downpour; a great flood
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censure
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To criticize harshly; denounce
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posthumous
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(adj.) occurring or published after death; post-mortem
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bellicose
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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
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truculent
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argumentative; , Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
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vivify
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belittle him
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volatile
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easily arouse or changeable; lively or explosive; unstable
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waft
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Moved gently by wind or waves; something conveyed through the air; a gentle breeze
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contemptuous
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Feeling hatred; scornful
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ostracize
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(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away
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indigent
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(adj.) needy, impoverished
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formulaic
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done according to an overused method; trite
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sanguinary
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Bloody
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puerilism
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childishness
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Evisceration
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removal of a organ's contents
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flux
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discharge
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intramuscularly
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into muscles
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histrionics
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Exaggerated emotional behavior
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contravene
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To act against or be counter to; disregard
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doleful
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(adj) sad; dreary; downcast
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contusions
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bruises
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inquest
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A legal inquiry into the cause or manner of a death.
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PDR
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refers to a book
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enervated
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lacking energy, weakened, exhausted
