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156 Cards in this Set
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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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#NAME?
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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.
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