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Medical Terminology
Ch.2 Intro to Health Records
Term | Definition |
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Acute | started recently or severe, sharp symptom |
Chronic | has been going for a while |
Abrupt | all of a sudden |
Exacerbation | it's getting worse |
Febrile | to have a fever |
Afebrile | to not have a fever |
Malaise | not feeling well |
Progressive | more and more each day |
Symptom | something a patient feels |
Noncontributory | not related to this specific problem |
Lethargic | a decrease in level of consciousness , sign of patient being very sick |
Genetic/Hereditary | runs in family |