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Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes to help review for the exam.

Kinetic

Of or caused by motion. Example: Blades attached to wind turbines collect the kinetic energy of wind, causing the blades to turn.

Labile

Readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown. Example: People with a history of trauma and mental illness tend to be emotionally labile.

Laceration

A torn and ragged wound. Example: Large cuts may require sutures and should be done by a maxillofacial surgeon when the laceration is on the edge of the lip line.

Laden

Carrying or holding a lot of something. Example: Every Christmas, Uncle Darius comes laden with presents for his nephews and nieces.

Languid

Lacking energy, or causing a lack of energy or enthusiasm. Example: His languid manner showed he hadn’t fully recovered from the disease and was still weak.

Latent

In a phase of being hidden or unrecognized; not yet exhibiting symptoms. Example: Being at high risk is a latent stage of coronary heart disease.

Lateral

Of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side. Example: The arms are lateral to the chest.

Latter

Something occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to its beginning. Example: The nation’s economy expanded during the latter half of the 16th century.

Laxative

A substance that helps a person excrete the contents of the bowels. Example: The medical team uses a wide array of laxatives before performing rectal and bowel examinations.

Lethargic

Lacking in energy and vigor; feeling of tiredness and inertia. Example: They may feel lethargic and sleep for a long time after the surgery.

Magnanimous

Very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone who has been defeated. Example: The gymnast was magnanimous in defeat, and praised her rival’s fine performance.

Manifestation

The act, process, or an instance of demonstrating. Example: A portrait of a mother and child that is regarded as the very manifestation of maternal love.

Mercurial

Someone or something that changes suddenly and often. Example: His mercurial mood swings made him both interesting and unpredictable.

Metabolism

The chemical and physical processes continuously going on in living organisms and cells, consisting of anabolism and catabolism. Example: Eating breakfast gets your metabolism going for the whole day.

Migrate

To move from one country or region to another, often temporarily. Example: Every September, European cranes migrate from Scandinavia to Spain.

Milieu

The physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops. Example: My father grew up in a military milieu, so he knew he wanted to join the armed forces when he graduated from high school.

Motif

A decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern. Example: The cotton shirt was adorned with colorful hand-weaved motifs.

Musculoskeletal

Concerning, involving, or made up of both the muscles and the bones. Example: Muscle relaxers, or muscle relaxants, are prescription medications that affect one's muscle function and are used to treat musculoskeletal pain and muscle spasms.

Narcotic

A drug that relieves pain and induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility. Example: Narcotics such as morphine were used to relieve the patient’s pain.

Neurologic

A branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system. Example: Children who had seizures due to the vaccine normally made a full recovery with no neurologic problems afterward.

Neurological

A branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system. Example: Sometimes you might withdraw a ventilator in cases of very severe and permanent neurological damage.

Neurovascular

Relating to, or involving both nerves and blood vessels. Example: To test the predictions of the vascular depression hypothesis in a group at highest risk for neurovascular injury, we limited the sample to those with clinically significant vascular disease.

Node

Any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part. Example: Various diseases, from pharyngitis to cancer, manifest themselves as inflammations of the lymph nodes.

Notorious

Something or somebody famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed. Example: The neighborhood is notorious as a resort for unfriendly dogs, so be careful when walking yours in that area.

Novice

A person new to a particular occupation, activity, etc.; apprentice; beginner. Example: If you're a novice, you will take advantage of the well-developed tutorial mode.

Obscure

Not known to many people. Example: This record shop specializes in obscure jazz albums, but they also sell popular music.

Obsolescent

In the process of passing out of use or usefulness. Example: Technology is so obsolescent nowadays that you are almost obligated to buy a new phone every couple of years.

Obstruct

Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of. Example: The construction of that new building will obstruct our view of the park.

Occluded

To close, shut, or stop up. Example: A blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body.

Ominous

Portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious. Example: He wrote that he deserved to die and alluded to an ominous plan that he had backed out of twice already.

Omniscient

A person who knows or sees everything. Example: Growing up, my mother was omniscient; she always knew where I had been and what I had done.

Opiate

A drug that contains opium, especially one that causes sleep. Example: In the United States, millions of people use opiates recreationally.

Oral/verbal

Uttered by the mouth; spoken and consisting of words. Example: They had a verbal exchange before she left.

Ostracize

To exclude from a society or group. Example: Many cultures, thinking that menstruating women are impure, ostracize them during that time of the month.

Otic

Of or relating to the ear. Example: The inner ear, which processes sound, is protected by one of the densest bones in the body, the otic capsule.

Overt

Not hidden; open; observable; apparent; manifest. Example: Your dog must not display any overt signs of aggression.