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abstain - correct answer to voluntarily refrain from something
accountable - correct answer to be responsible
acute - correct answer sudden, intense
adhere - correct answer stick together
adverse - correct answer undesired
aegis - correct answer control, protection
ambivalent - correct answer uncertain
apply - correct answer to place
assent - correct answer to give consent, agree
audible - correct answer able to be heard
bacteria - correct answer single-celled organism
bilateral - correct answer present on both sides
cardiac - correct answer relating to the heart
cavity - correct answer opening, empty area
cease - correct answer to come to an end
chronology - correct answer order of events
compensatory - correct answer making up for something
concave - correct answer Rounded inward
concise - correct answer to the point
consistency - correct answer how thick or thin a fluid is
constrict - correct answer to become smaller
contingent - correct answer dependent
contraindication - correct answer a reason something should not be done
convulsive - correct answer violent shaking of the body
cursory - correct answer quick, not thorough
defecate - correct answer go to the bathroom
deficit - correct answer lack of something
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depress - correct answer press downward
depth - correct answer downward measurement
deteriorating - correct answer worsening
device - correct answer tool or piece of equipment
diagnosis - correct answer identification of injury or disease
dilate - correct answer to enlarge or expand
dilute - correct answer to make liquid less concentrated
discrete - correct answer separate
distal - correct answer distant; away from the center
distended - correct answer enlarged or expanded from pressure
dysfunction - correct answer Impaired or abnormal functioning
empathy - correct answer ability to share what others are feeling
Equilibrium - correct answer balance
etiology - correct answer cause of disease
exacerbate - correct answer to make worse
expand - correct answer to increase in size or amount
exposure - correct answer to come in contact
extension - correct answer lengthening
external - correct answer outside the body
fatal - correct answer Resulting in death
fatigue - correct answer Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
flexion - correct answer bending a joint
flushed - correct answer reddened (blushing)
gastrointestinal - correct answer relating to the stomach and intestines
Hematologic - correct answer relating to blood
hydration - correct answer maintaining body fluid balance
hygiene - correct answer good health, cleanliness