front 1 Abrupt | back 1 Sudden |
front 2 Abstain | back 2 To voluntarily refrain from something |
front 3 Access | back 3 A means to obtain entry or a means of approach. |
front 4 Accountable | back 4 Responsible |
front 5 Adhere | back 5 To hold fast or stick together. |
front 6 Adverse | back 6 Undesired, possibly harmful |
front 7 Affect | back 7 Appearance of observable emotions |
front 8 Annual | back 8 Occurring every year |
front 9 Apply | back 9 To place, put on, or spread something |
front 10 Audible | back 10 Able to be heard |
front 11 Bilateral | back 11 Present on two sides |
front 12 Cardiac | back 12 of of relating to the heart |
front 13 Cast | back 13 Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals |
front 14 Cavity | back 14 An opening or an empty area . |
front 15 Cease | back 15 Come to an end or bring to an end. res. |
front 16 Compensatroy | back 16 Offsetting or making up for something. |
front 17 Complication | back 17 An undesired problem that is the result of some other event. |
front 18 Comply | back 18 Do as directed. |
front 19 Concave | back 19 Rounded inward. . |
front 20 Concise | back 20 Brief, to the point. |
front 21 Consistency | back 21 Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is. |
front 22 Constrict | back 22 To draw together or become smaller. |
front 23 Contingent | back 23 Dependent. |
front 24 Contour | back 24 Shape or outline of a shape. |
front 25 Contract | back 25 To draw together, to reduce in size. |
front 26 Contraindication | back 26 A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done. |
front 27 Defecate | back 27 Expel feces. |
front 28 Deficit | back 28 A deficiency or lack of something. |
front 29 Depress | back 29 Press downward. |
front 30 Depth | back 30 Downward measurement from a surface. |
front 31 Deteriorating | back 31 Worsening |
front 32 Diagnosis | back 32 Identification of an injury or disease. |
front 33 Diameter. | back 33 The distance across the center of an object. |
front 34 Dilate | back 34 To enlarge or expand |
front 35 Dilute | back 35 To make a liquid less concentrated. |
front 36 Discrete | back 36 Distinct, separate. |
front 37 Distended | back 37 Enlarged or expanded from pressure. Ex. When a blood vessel is distended, the laboratory technician can easily insert a needle to obtain a blood sample. |
front 38 Dysfunction | back 38 Impaired or abnormal functioning. |
front 39 Evalte | back 39 To lift up or place in a higher position. |
front 40 Endogenous | back 40 Produced within the body |
front 41 Exacerbate | back 41 To make worse or more severe. |
front 42 Excess | back 42 More than what is needed or usual. |
front 43 Exogenous | back 43 Produced outside the body |
front 44 Expand | back 44 To increase in size or amount. |
front 45 Exposure | back 45 Contact |
front 46 External | back 46 Located outside the body. |
front 47 Fatal | back 47 Resulting in death. |
front 48 Fatigue | back 48 Extreme tiredness, exhaustion. |
front 49 Flaccid | back 49 Limp, lacking tone. |
front 50 Flushed | back 50 Reddened or Ruddy appearance. |
front 51 Gaping | back 51 Wide open. |
front 52 Gastrointestinal | back 52 Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines. |
front 53 Gender | back 53 Sex of an individual, as in male or female. |
front 54 Hematologic | back 54 Of or relating to blood |
front 55 Hydration | back 55 Maintenance of body fluid balance. |
front 56 Hygiene | back 56 Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health. |
front 57 Impaired | back 57 Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level. |
front 58 Impending | back 58 Likely to occur soon. |
front 59 Incidence | back 59 Occurence |
front 60 Infection | back 60 Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms. |
front 61 Inflamed | back 61 Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender. |
front 62 Ingest | back 62 To swallow for digestion. |
front 63 Initiate | back 63 To begin or put into practice. |
front 64 Insidious | back 64 So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time. |
front 65 Intact | back 65 In place, unharmed. |
front 66 Internal | back 66 Located within the body. |
front 67 Invasive | back 67 Inserting or entering into a body part. |
front 68 Labile | back 68 Changing rapidly and often. |
front 69 Laceration | back 69 Cut; tear |
front 70 Latent | back 70 Present but not active or visible. Ex. The latent infection produced symptoms only when the patient's condition was weakened from another illness. |
front 71 Lethargic | back 71 Difficult to arouse. |
front 72 Manifestation | back 72 An indication or sign of a condition. |
front 73 Musculoskeletal | back 73 Of or relating to muscle and skeleton |
front 74 Neurologic | back 74 of or relating to muscle and skeleton. |
front 75 Neurologic | back 75 Of or relating to the nervous system |
front 76 Neurovascular | back 76 Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels. |
front 77 Nutrient | back 77 Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment |
front 78 Occluded | back 78 Closed or obstructed. |
front 79 Ominous | back 79 Significantly important and dangerous. |
front 80 Ongoing | back 80 Continous |
front 81 Oral | back 81 Given through or affecting the mouth |
front 82 Overt | back 82 Obvious, easily observed. Ex. The obvert symptoms of the disease included vomiting and diarrhea. |
front 83 Parameter | back 83 A characteristic or constant factor, limit. |
front 84 Paroxysmal | back 84 Beginning suddenly or abruptly; convulsive |
front 85 Patent | back 85 Open |
front 86 Pathogenic | back 86 Causing or able to cause disease. |
front 87 Pathology | back 87 Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality. |
front 88 Posterior | back 88 Located behind; in the back. |
front 89 Potent | back 89 Producing a strong effect. |
front 90 Potential | back 90 Capable of occurring or likely to occur. |
front 91 Precaution | back 91 Preventive measure. |
front 92 Precipitous | back 92 Rapid, uncontrolled. |
front 93 Predispose | back 93 To make more susceptible or more likely to occur. |
front 94 Preexisting | back 94 Already present |
front 95 Primary | back 95 First or most significant. |
front 96 Priority | back 96 Of great improtance |
front 97 Prognosis | back 97 The anticipation or expected course or outcome |
front 98 Rationale | back 98 The underlying reason. |
front 99 Recur | back 99 To occur again |
front 100 Renal | back 100 Of or relating to the kidneys |
front 101 Respiration | back 101 Inhalation and exhalation of air. |
front 102 Restrict | back 102 To limit |
front 103 Retain | back 103 To hold or keep. |
front 104 Site | back 104 Location |
front 105 Status | back 105 Condition |
front 106 Strict | back 106 Stringent, exact, complete. |
front 107 Sublingual | back 107 Under the tongue. |
front 108 Supplement | back 108 To take in addition to or to complete |
front 109 Suppress | back 109 To stop or subdue. |
front 110 Symmetric (symmetrical) | back 110 Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position |
front 111 Symptom | back 111 An indication of a problem |
front 112 Syndrome | back 112 Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder. |
front 113 Therapeutic | back 113 Of or relating to the treatment |
front 114 Transdermal | back 114 Crossing through the skin. |
front 115 Transmission | back 115 Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another |
front 116 Trauma | back 116 Injury, wound. |
front 117 Triage | back 117 Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment. |
front 118 Untoward | back 118 Adverse or negative. |
front 119 Urinate | back 119 Excrete or expel urine |
front 120 Vascular | back 120 Of or relating to blood vessels. |
front 121 Verbel | back 121 Spoken, using words |
front 122 Virus | back 122 Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease. |
front 123 Vital | back 123 Essential |
front 124 Void | back 124 Excrete, or expel urine |
front 125 Volume | back 125 Amount of space occupied by a fluid. |