abstain – Correct Answer-to voluntary refrain from something
acute – Correct Answer-sudden, intense
adhere – Correct Answer-To hold fast or stick together
adverse – Correct Answer-Undesired, possibly harmful
aegis – Correct Answer-control, protection
ambivalent – Correct Answer-uncertain, having contradictory feelings
assent – Correct Answer-To give consent; to agree
audiable – Correct Answer-able to be heard
bilateral – Correct Answer-present on two sides
cardiac – Correct Answer-of or relating to the heart
cavity – Correct Answer-An opening or an empty area
cease – Correct Answer-come to an end or bring to an end
chronology – Correct Answer-order of events as they occurred; timeline
compensatory – Correct Answer-offsetting or making up for something
concave – Correct Answer-Rounded inward
concise – Correct Answer-brief and to the point
Consistency – Correct Answer-degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation
to how it flows
constrict – Correct Answer-To draw together or become smaller
contingent – Correct Answer-dependent
contradiction – Correct Answer-a reason something is not advisable or should not be
done
convulsive – Correct Answer-having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the
body
cursory – Correct Answer-quick, perfunctory, not thorough
defecate – Correct Answer-Expel feces
deficit – Correct Answer-A deficiency or lack of something
depress – Correct Answer-Press downward
depth – Correct Answer-Downward measurement from a surface
deteriorating – Correct Answer-worsening
device – Correct Answer-Tool or piece of equipment
diagnosis – Correct Answer-Identification of an injury or disease
dilate – Correct Answer-To enlarge or expand
dilute – Correct Answer-To make a liquid less concentrated
discrete – Correct Answer-Distinct, separate
distal – Correct Answer-Distant; away from the center (such as of the body)
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; understanding the
feelings of another
Equilibrium – Correct Answer-balance
Etiology – Correct Answer-the origin or cause of a disease or condition
exacerbate – Correct Answer-to make worse or more severe
extension – Correct Answer-lengthening; unbending a joint
external – Correct Answer-Located outside the body