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35 Cards in this Set
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Adhere |
Stick together or hold fast |
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Adverse |
Undesired or possibly harmful |
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Aegis |
Control, protect |
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Ambivalent |
Uncertain or having contradictory feelings |
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Assent |
Give consent |
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Bilateral |
On two sides |
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Cardiac |
Of the heart |
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Cavity |
Opening or empty area |
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Chronology |
Order of operations as they occur ; timeline |
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Compensatory |
Offsetting or making up for something |
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Concave |
Rounded inwards |
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Concise |
Brief; straight to the point |
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Convulsive |
Violent shaking of body |
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Cursory |
Quick, perfunctory not thoroughly |
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Defecate |
To expel feces |
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Distal |
Distant, separate |
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Distended |
Enlarge, or expanded from pressure |
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Etiology |
The origin; cause of a disease |
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Hematologic |
Blood |
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Impervious |
Impenetrable, not allowing THROUGH |
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Insidious |
So gradual as to not become apparent for long time |
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Labile |
Changing rapidly and often |
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Incidence |
Occurrence |
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Latent |
present but NOT seen |
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Lateral |
On side |
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Lethargic |
Difficult to arouse |
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Occluded |
Closed or obstructed |
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Patent |
Open |
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Precipitous |
Rapid, uncontrolled |
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Rationale |
The underlying reason |
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Sublingual |
Under tongue |
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Transdermal |
Crossing through |
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Ubiquitous |
Being or seeming to be everywhere at once |
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Virulent |
Extremely harmful and severe |
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Volume |
The amount of space occupied by water |