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virulence - correct answer✔✔the ability to produce disease |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
efface - correct answer✔✔to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the
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cervix during labor |||\\\ |||\\\
ubiquitous - correct answer✔✔omnipresent, existing or being everywhere |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
osmosis - correct answer✔✔process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from
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higher to lower concentration
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labile - correct answer✔✔apt or likely to change, changing quickly
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-Because the children fever was very labile the nurse instructed the unlicensed assistive
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personnel to check the temp frequently. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
febrile - correct answer✔✔having or showing symptoms of a fever
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dynamic - correct answer✔✔energetic, lively |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
insidious - correct answer✔✔dangerous, treacherous, so gradual as to not become apparent
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for a long time
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-The doctor explained that the cancer probably started years ago but had not been detected
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because it spread was so insidious. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
,empathy - correct answer✔✔understanding another's pain, suffering alongside someone else
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anticipatory - correct answer✔✔showing anticipation, looking forward to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
ominous - correct answer✔✔threatening, menacing |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
preferred - correct answer✔✔to set above or hold above another, to like better than another
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acute - correct answer✔✔sharp, intense, coming about quickly
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chronic - correct answer✔✔(medical) refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and
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reoccurring
exploratory - correct answer✔✔(medical) refers to a surgery or procedure used to diagnose a |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
disease or condition but not treat it |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
recessive - correct answer✔✔(genetics) A trait or a gene that can be dominated by another
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(dominant) trait or gene |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
assent - correct answer✔✔To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or higher), to give
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consent
toxic - correct answer✔✔poisonous
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subjective data - correct answer✔✔(medical) Symptoms. Information that is apparent only to
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the person affected; that person is the only one who can verify it. Examples are pain, fear, and
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itching.
, objective data - correct answer✔✔(medical) Signs. Information that can be detected or
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measured by an observer against a standard. Examples are blood pressure, body temperature,
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and observing a patient crying.
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effect - correct answer✔✔more often used as a noun, meaning result or outcome
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affect - correct answer✔✔Often seen as a verb, meaning to influence or to change. In medical
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terminology, it may be used as a noun meaning a person's emotional response or disposition. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
overt - correct answer✔✔in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
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anterior - correct answer✔✔toward the front |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
contract - correct answer✔✔pronounced with the accent on the second syllable (and used as
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a verb), it means to draw up, to draw together
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-The physical therapist exercises the patients muscles so they contract and expand.
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rigidity - correct answer✔✔stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
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persecute - correct answer✔✔to harass or annoy constantly |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
longevity - correct answer✔✔long life |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
impervious - correct answer✔✔cannot be penetrated or affected |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
distension - correct answer✔✔swollen and protruding out further than normal |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answers
virulence - correct answer✔✔the ability to produce disease |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
efface - correct answer✔✔to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the
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cervix during labor |||\\\ |||\\\
ubiquitous - correct answer✔✔omnipresent, existing or being everywhere |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
osmosis - correct answer✔✔process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from
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higher to lower concentration
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labile - correct answer✔✔apt or likely to change, changing quickly
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-Because the children fever was very labile the nurse instructed the unlicensed assistive
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personnel to check the temp frequently. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
febrile - correct answer✔✔having or showing symptoms of a fever
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dynamic - correct answer✔✔energetic, lively |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
insidious - correct answer✔✔dangerous, treacherous, so gradual as to not become apparent
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for a long time
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-The doctor explained that the cancer probably started years ago but had not been detected
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because it spread was so insidious. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
,empathy - correct answer✔✔understanding another's pain, suffering alongside someone else
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anticipatory - correct answer✔✔showing anticipation, looking forward to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
ominous - correct answer✔✔threatening, menacing |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
preferred - correct answer✔✔to set above or hold above another, to like better than another
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acute - correct answer✔✔sharp, intense, coming about quickly
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chronic - correct answer✔✔(medical) refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and
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reoccurring
exploratory - correct answer✔✔(medical) refers to a surgery or procedure used to diagnose a |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
disease or condition but not treat it |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
recessive - correct answer✔✔(genetics) A trait or a gene that can be dominated by another
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(dominant) trait or gene |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
assent - correct answer✔✔To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or higher), to give
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consent
toxic - correct answer✔✔poisonous
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subjective data - correct answer✔✔(medical) Symptoms. Information that is apparent only to
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the person affected; that person is the only one who can verify it. Examples are pain, fear, and
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itching.
, objective data - correct answer✔✔(medical) Signs. Information that can be detected or
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measured by an observer against a standard. Examples are blood pressure, body temperature,
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and observing a patient crying.
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effect - correct answer✔✔more often used as a noun, meaning result or outcome
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affect - correct answer✔✔Often seen as a verb, meaning to influence or to change. In medical
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terminology, it may be used as a noun meaning a person's emotional response or disposition. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
overt - correct answer✔✔in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
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anterior - correct answer✔✔toward the front |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
contract - correct answer✔✔pronounced with the accent on the second syllable (and used as
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a verb), it means to draw up, to draw together
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-The physical therapist exercises the patients muscles so they contract and expand.
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rigidity - correct answer✔✔stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
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persecute - correct answer✔✔to harass or annoy constantly |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
longevity - correct answer✔✔long life |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
impervious - correct answer✔✔cannot be penetrated or affected |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
distension - correct answer✔✔swollen and protruding out further than normal |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
