Acute
/ uh-KYOOT /
Having a rapid onset, short course, or marked severity.
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Analgesic
/ an-al-JEE-zik /
A medicine or intervention that reduces pain.
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/ an-TEER-ee-or /
Situated toward the front of the body or a body structure.
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/ an-tee-by-OT-ik /
A substance used to treat or prevent certain bacterial infections.
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/ uh-FAY-zhuh /
An acquired impairment in producing or understanding language.
Read definitionArrhythmia
/ uh-RITH-mee-uh /
An abnormality in the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat.
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tachy-fast+-cardiaheart=tachycardiarapid heart rate
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