Abrupt

Sudden

Abstain

To voluntarily refrain from something

Access

A means to obtain entry or a means of approach

Accountable

Responsible

Adhere

To hold fast or stick together

Adverse

Undesired, possibly harmful

Affect

Appearance of observable emotions

Annual

Occurring every year

Apply

To place, put on, or spread something

Audible

Able to hear

Bilateral

Present on both sides

Cardiac

Of or relating to the heart

Cast

Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals

Cavity

An opening or an empty area

Cease

Come to an end or bring to an end

Compensatory

Offsetting or making up for something

Complication

An undesired problem that is the result of some other event

Comply

Do as directed

Concave

Rounded inward

Concise

Brief, to the point

Consistency

Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is

Constrict

To draw together or become smaller

Contingent

Dependent

Contour

Shape or outline of a shape

Contract

To draw together, to reduce in size

Contraindication

A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done

Defecate

Expel feces

Deficit

Deficiency or lack of something

Depress

Press downward

Depth

Downward measurement from a surface

Deteriorating

Worsening

Device

Tool or piece of equipment

Diagnosis

Identification of an injury or disease

Diameter

The distance across the center of an object

Dilate

To enlarge or expand

Dilute

To make a liquid less concentrated

Discrete

Distinct, seperate

Distended

Enlarge or expanded from pressure

Dysfunction

Impaired or abnormal functioning

Elevate

To lift up or place in a higher position

Endogenous

Produced within the body

Exacerbate

To make worse or more severe

Excess

More than what is needed or usual

Exogenous

Produced outside the body

Expand

To increase in size or amount

Exposure

Contact

External

Located outside the body

Fatal

Resulting in death

Fatigue

Extreme tiredness, exhastion

Flaccid

Limp, lacking tone

Flushed

Reddened or ruddy appearance

Gaping

Wide open

Gastrointestinal

Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines

Gender

Sex of an individual, as in male or femal

Hematologic

Of or relating to blood

Hydration

Maintenance of body fluid balance

Hygiene

Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

Impaired

Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

Impending

Likely to occur soon

Incidence

Occurence

Infection

Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms

Inflamed

Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender

Ingest

To swallow for digestion

Initiate

To begin or put into practice

Insidious

So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

Intact

In place, unharmed

Internal

Located within the body

Invasive

Inserting or entering into a body part

Labile

Changing rapidly and often

Laceration

Cut; tear

Latent

Present but not active or visible

Lethargic

Difficult to arouse

Manifestation

An indication or sign of a condition; appearance

Musculoskeletal

Of or relating to muscle and skeleton

Neurologic

Or or relating to the nervous system

Neurovascular

Of of relating to the nervous system and blood vessels

Nutrient

Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment

Occluded

Closed or obstructed

Ominous

Significantly important and dangerous

Ongoing

Continuous

Oral

Given though or affecting the mouth

Overt

Obvious, easily observed

Parameter

A characteristic or constant factor, limit

Paroxysmal

Beginning suddenly or abruptly

Patent

Open

Pathogenic

Causing or able to cause disease

Pathology

Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality

Posterior

Located behind; in the back

Potent

Producing a strong effect

Potential

Capable of occurring of likely to occur

Precaution

Preventive measure

Precipitous

Rapid, ncontrolled

Predispose

To make more susceptible or more likely to occur

Preexisting

Already present

Primary

First or most significant

Priority

Of great importance

Prognosis

The anticipated or expected course or outcome

Rationale

The underlying reason

Recur

To occur again

Renal

Of or relating to the kineys

Respirations

Inhalation and exhalation of air

Restrict

To limit

Retain

To hold or keep

Site

Location

Status

Condition

Strict

Stringent, exact, complete

Sublingual

Under the tongue

Supplement

To take in addition to or to complete

Suppress

To stop or subdue

Symmetric (symmetrical)

Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position

Symptoms

An indication of a problem

Syndrome

Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder

Therapeutic

Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder

Transdermal

Crossing through the skin

Transmission

Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another

Trauma

Injury, wound

Triage

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

Untoward

Adverse or negative

Urinate

Excrete or expel urine

Vascular

Of or relating to blood vessels

Verbal

Spoken, using words

Virus

Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease

Vital

Essential

Void

Excrete or expel urine

Volume

Amount of space occupied by a fluid

Palliative

Alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause

Remedial

Giving or intended as a remedy or cure

Concurrent

Existing, happening, or done at the same time

Circulatory

Of or relating to the cardiovascular system

Annihilate

Destroy utterly; obliterate

Exhilarated

To make someone feel very happy, animated, or elated

Augmented

Having been made greater in size or value

Protocol

The official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

Negligible

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant

Juxtapose

Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect

Portent (omen)

A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen

Acquiescence

The reluctant acceptance of something without protest

Shirk

Avoid or neglect

Donning

Putting on (an item of clothing)

Erect

Rigidly upright or straight

Cognizance

Knowledge, awareness, or notice