Hesi Vocabulary

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ABRUPT

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sudden

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ABSTAIN

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to refrain from something by one's choice

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ACCESS

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a means to obtain 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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ANNUAL

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Happening once a year

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APPLY

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To place, put on, or spread somthing

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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 it 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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CONSISTENCY

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Degree of viscosity

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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 shape

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CONTRACT

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To draw together or 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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DEFICIT

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A deficiency or lack of something

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DEPRESS

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Press downward

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DEPTH

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Downward measurement from the surface

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DETERIORATING

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Worsening

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DEVICE

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Tool or piece of equipment

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DILATE

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To enlarge or expand

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DILUTE

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To make a liquid less concentrated

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DISCRETE

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Distinct, separate

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DISTENDED

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Enlarged or expanded from pressure

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ELEVATE

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To place in a higher position

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ENDOGENOUS

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Produced within the body

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EXACERBATE

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To make worse

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DIAMETER

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The distance across the center of an object

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EXCESS

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More than what is needed or usual

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EXOGENOUS

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Produced outside the body

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EXPAND

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To increase in size or amount

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EXPOSURE

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Contact

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EXTERNAL

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Located outside the body

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FATAL

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Resulting in death

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FATIGUE

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Extreme tiredness

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FLACCID

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Limp, lacking tone

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FLUSHED

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Reddened or ruddy appearance

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GAPING

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Wide open

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GENDER

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Sex of an individual

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HYDRATION

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Maintenance of body fluid balance

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HYGIENE

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Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

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IMPAIRED

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Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

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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, 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 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 the 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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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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NUTRIENT

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substance or ingredient that provides nutrition

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OCCLUDED

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closed or obstructed

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OMINOUS

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significantly important or dangerous

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ONGOING

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continuous

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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 or 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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POTENT

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giving 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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preventive 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 likely to occur

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PREEXISTING

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Already exists

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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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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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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 size shape and 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 or negative

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URINATE

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excrete or expel urine

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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,expel urine

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VOLUME

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amount of space occupied by a fluid

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MILIEU

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a person's social environment

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PROGENY

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offspring

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FEBRILE

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pertaining to fever

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Q.I.D.

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four times a day

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PAROXYSMAL

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pertaining to the sudden onset of an attack, symptoms, or emotion E.G. a _________ of weaping; ___________ coughing

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PRECIPITOUS

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sudden and dramatic; abrupt. (perhaps dangerously so)

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UNTOWARD

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unseemly or improper

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EXPECTORATE

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to cough or SPIT out phlegm from the throat or lungs

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INTACT

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whole

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BREECH BIRTH

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baby's buttocks or feet come out first

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BREACH

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to break an agreement

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TRANSDERMAL

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administered through the skin -- as with a patch

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OBTUSE

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slow-witted; ignorant

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-LYSIS

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disintegration or decomposition.

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DEGENERATE

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v. to deteriorate or decline. adj. having lost normal/desirable qualities

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ILIUM

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lateral portion of the hip bone

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TERTIARY (HEALTH CARE)

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specialized care: cancer, burn, plastics Hesi *return to wellness*

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TERTIARY

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third order or level

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BAND-

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aid

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NURSING _________

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aide

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to ____________ someone

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aid

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PLURALITY

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more votes than the others

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MAJORITY

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more than half

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SUPEREGO

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acts as a self-critical conscience. Involves standards learned from parents/teachers. *contains rigid rules*

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INDOLENT

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wanting to avoid activity or exertion. Lazy.

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BETWEEN

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Use when there are TWO choices. Also, use for more than two choices if it involves a choice of distinct individual items. Choose __________ poms, cheerleading or drill team.

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AMONG

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use this for choosing ________ items lumped together. E.g. choose _______ the five dresses on the rack. Not used for TWO dresses.

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VALID

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applicable

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DISTAL

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part of the body farthest from the injury

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UNNECESSARY

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spelled with two Ns.

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FARTHER

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refers to a measurable distance.

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FURTHER

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refers to a figurative distance. (we will have to discuss this __________)

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CONTRACTION

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spasm

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DISTAL

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the part of the body farthest from the injury

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TRIAGE

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the order in which patients are to be treated

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PIGMENTED

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colored

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METABOLISM

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processing reaction

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CONVULSION

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spasm

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IMPLEMENT

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cause to happen

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VALID

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applicable

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EXPAND

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the opposite of contract

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PRECIPITOUS

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abrupt

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UNTOWARD

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unseemly

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INTACT

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whole

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AUDIBLE

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perceptible

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PARAMETERS

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limits

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PRINCIPLE

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a truth, a rule, or a law

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NUMBER

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can be counted

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AMOUNT

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cannot be counted

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LETHARGIC

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sleepy

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IS

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Each of the two European capitals _____ named after a famous leader.

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LIE

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to take a horizontal position

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LAY

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to place (something somewhere)

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LAIN

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past participle of lie

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LAID

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past participle of lay

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Janet called her dog, who had run after a squirrel.

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Janet called her __________ run after a squirrel.