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Abstain - ANSWER To voluntarily refrain from something. (EX: The dental hygienist
advised the patient to abstain from smoking in order to improve his breath odor.)
Abrupt - ANSWER Sudden and may be unexpected
Accolade - ANSWER Tribute or honor.
Accountable - ANSWER To be responsible. (EX: Paramedics are accountable for
maintaining up-to-date knowledge or resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSWER Sudden, severe. (EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain
medication to the patient who was experiencing acute pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSWER To hold fast or stick together. (EX: The tape must adhere to the
patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)
Adverse - ANSWER Undesired, perhaps harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an adverse effect of
many medications.)
Aegis ANSWER Control, protection. (EX: Unit staffing decisions are under the aegis of
the nurse manager.)
Aggregate ANSWER A sum total of many things.
Aggrieved ANSWER Hurt or angry.
,Ambivalent ANSWER Uncertain, having contradictory feelings. (EX: After learning that
she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy.)
Anachronism ANSWER A thing of the past. "My disease is anachronism"
Antidote - ANSWER Cure or remedy. "I need an antidote for this headache"
Alleviate - ANSWER Reduce. "This medicine is alleviating my pain"
Apply - ANSWER To place, put on, or spread something.
Assent - ANSWER To give consent, to agree.
Audible - ANSWER Able to be heard. (EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient's
audible wheezing as a symptom of the patient's asthma.
Bacteria - ANSWER Single-celled, microscopic organisms.
Barrage - ANSWER Bombardment, onslaught. (continuous attack). "This staph disease
is so barrage, I keep getting butt pimples."
Bearing - ANSWER Manner, direction, or influence.
Benign - ANSWER Not harmful.
Bilateral - ANSWER Present on two sides.
, Callous - ANSWER Heartless, cruel, or pitiless.
Cardiac - ANSWER Of or relating to the heart.
Cataract - ANSWER Medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes
progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.
Cavity - ANSWER An opening or an empty area.
Cease - ANSWER Come to an end or bring to an end.
Chronology - ANSWER Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
Compensatory - ANSWER Offsetting amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a
contrary one) or making up for something. Best described as corrective.
Concave - ANSWER Rounded inward. (RBC)
Concise - ANSWER Brief, to the point.
Consistency - ANSWER Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how
it flows. (Texture).
Constitute - ANSWER To establish, create, or organize.
Constrict - ANSWER To draw together or become smaller. "Blood vessels constrict
when you are in a cold environment"
Contingent - ANSWER Dependent/reliant.
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