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