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Master Vocab Ch 3, 4, 5
Health, Nursing issues
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
08/26/2008
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aggression
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hostile or forceful action
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alienation
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separation
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anxious
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concerned
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assertiveness
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bold self-assurance
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comply
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adhere to; obey
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degradation
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humiliation
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demean
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belittle
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impasse
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barrier
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modality
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manner
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shrewd
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cunning
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ameliorate
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fix
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causation
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act or process of causing
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chronic
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continuing; persistent; incessant; continuing
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dissipate
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vanish
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duration
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length; extent; period
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etiology
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study of the cause or origin of a disease
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exacerbation
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increase in severity; worsening; sharpening; intensifying
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remission
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period of time in which there is a decrease in severity of symptoms
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subjective
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based on personal opinion
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subside
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decrease
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advocate
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supporter
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ascertain
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determine
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bureaucracy
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network of departments; organization; administration; red tape
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convey
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express
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incompetent
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not capable of doing good work
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locus
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central place; hub
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mediate
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negotiate; arbitrate; intercede; intervene
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mutual
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relating to things in common; joint; shared; common
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proxy
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alternate; substitute; alternative; stand-in
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surrogate
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substitute
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