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112 Cards in this Set
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ABRUPT
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SUDDEN
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ABSTAIN
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TO VOLUNTARY REFRAIN FROM SOMETHING
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ACCESS
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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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OCURRING EVERY YEAR
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APPLY
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TO PLACE,PUT ON, OR SPREAD SOMETHING.
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AUDIBLE
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ABLE TO 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 THE BONE HEALS.
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CEASE
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COME TO AN END OR BRING TO 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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CONCISTENCY
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DEGREE OF VISCOSITY;HOW THICK OR THIN IS A FLUID.
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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 A SHAPE.
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CONTRACT
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TO DRAW TOGETHER TO 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 A 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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DIAMETER
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THE DISTANCE ACROSS THE CENTER OF AN OBJECT.
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DILATE
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TO ENLARGE TO 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 LIFT UP OR PLACE IN 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 OR MORE SEVERE.
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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 IT 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, EXHAUSTATION.
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FLACCID
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LIMP,LACKING BONE.
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FLUSHED
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REDDENED OR RUDDY EXPERIENCE.
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GAPING
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WIDE OPEN
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GENDER
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SEX OF AN INDIVIDUAL, AS INA MALE OR FEMALE.
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HYDRATION
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MAINTENANCE OF BODU FLUID BALANCE.
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HYGIENE
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MEASURES CONTRIBUTING TO THE 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 TOPUT INTO PRACTICE.
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INSIDIOUS
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SO GRADUAL AS TO NOT BE SOME APPARENT FOR ALONG TIME.
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INTACT
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IN PLACE,UNHARMED.
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INTERNAL
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LOCATED IT WITHIN THE BODY.
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INVASIVE
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INSERTING OR ENTERING INTO A 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 INDICATIONOR SIGN OF A CONDITION.
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NUTRIENT
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SUBSTANCE OR INGREDIENT THAT PROVIDES NOURISHMENT.
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OCCLUDED
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CLOSED OR OBSTRUCTED.
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OMINOUS
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SIGNIFICANTLY IMPORTANT AND DANGEROUS.
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ONGOING
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CONTINOUS.
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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,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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BEGINING SUDDENLY OR ABRUPTLY.
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PATENT
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OPEN
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POTENT
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PRODUCING A STRONG EFFECT.
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POTENTIAL
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CAPABLEOF 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 MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR.
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PREEXISTING
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ALREADY PRESENT.
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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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RESTCRICT
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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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PRECIPITOUS
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RAPIS, UNCONTROLLED.
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PREDISPOSE
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TO MAKE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE OR MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR.
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PREEXISTING
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ALREADY PRESENT.
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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 TO 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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BEIGN EQUAL OR THE SAME SIZE, SHAPE, AND RELATIVE 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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EXCRTE OR EXPEL THE 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, OR EXPEL URINE
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VOLUME
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AMOUNT OF SPACE OCCUPIED BY A FLUID.
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