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120 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Abrupt
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Sudden
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Abstain
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Refrain
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Accountable
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Responsible
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Adhere
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Stick
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Affect
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Appearance of emotions
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Annual
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Yearly
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Apply
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Place, put
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Audible
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To be heard
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Bilateral
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Two sides
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Cardiac
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Heart
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Cast
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Protective device
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Cavity
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Opening
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Cease
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End
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Compensatory
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Off-setting
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Complication
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Undesired problem
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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
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Consistency
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Thick/thin fluid
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Constrict
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Smaller
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Contingent
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Dependent
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Contour
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Shape
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Contract
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Reduce
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Contraindication
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Why something should not be done
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Defecate
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Feces
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Deficit
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lack
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Depress
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Press downward
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Depth
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Downward
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Deteriorating
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Worsen
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Device
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tool piece of equipment
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Diameter
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Distance across
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Dilate
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Enlarge
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Dilute
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Less concentrated
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Discrete
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Separate
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Distended
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Enlarge
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Dysfunction
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Abnormal
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Elevate
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Lift
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Endogenous
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Within
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Exacerbate
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Worsen
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Excess
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More
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Exogenous
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Outside
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Expand
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Increase in size/amount
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Exposure
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Contact
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External
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Outside
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Fatal
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Death
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Fatigue
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exhaustion
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Flaccid
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Limp
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Flushed
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Reddened, ruddy
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Gaping
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wide open
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gastrointestinal
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stomach/intestines
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hematologic
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blood
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hydration
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fluid
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hygiene
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cleanliness
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impaired
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lacking.diminished
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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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inflamed
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reddened, swollen
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ingest
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swallow
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initiate
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to begin
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insidious
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gradual
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intact
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in place
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internal
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within
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invasive
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inserting/entering
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labile
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changing rapidly
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laceration
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cut/tear
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latent
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present but not active
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lethargic
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difficult to arouse
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manifestation
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an indicator or sign of a condition
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musculoskeletal
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muscle/skeleton
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neurologic
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nervous system
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neurovascular
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nervous system and blood vessels
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nutrient
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nourishment
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occluded
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closed
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ominous
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important/dangerous
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ongoing
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continuous
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oral
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given through the mouth
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overt
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obvious
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parameter
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constant factor
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paroxysmal
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beginning suddenly
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patent
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open
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pathogenic
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disease
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pathology
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effects of disease
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posterior
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back
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potent
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strong effect
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potential
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likley to occur
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precaution
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prevenative
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precipitous
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rapid
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predispose
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likley to occur
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preexisting
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already present
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primary
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first
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priority
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great importance
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prognosis
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outcome
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rationale
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underlying reason
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recur
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occur again
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renal
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kidneys
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respiration
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air
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restrict
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limit
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retain
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hold/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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exact/complete
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sublingual
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under the tongue
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supplement
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take in addition
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suppress
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stop or subdue
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symmetric
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equal is size
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symptom
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indication of problem
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syndrome
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group of symptoms that reflect disease
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therapeutic
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treatment
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transdermal
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crossing through the skin
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transmission
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transfer
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trauma
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injury
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triage
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process to determine priority of treatment
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untoward
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adverse/negative
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urinate
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excrete urine
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vascular
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blood vessels
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verbal
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spoken
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virus
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microscopic infectious
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vital
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essential
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void
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excrete
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volume
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space occupied by fluid
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