cachectic
relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia
melange
a motley assortment of things
warfarin
an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus
prognosis
a prediction of the course of a disease
physiology
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
pathology
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
outlier
an extreme deviation from the mean
objective
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
subjective
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
latent
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
patent
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
sclerosis
any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
locus
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
tenet
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
plausible
apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful
maelstrom
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
archetypal
representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
surrogate
someone who takes the place of another person
posit
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
borscht
a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
xerostomia
abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
palliative
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
gyrus
a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
ague
successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
apiary
a shed containing a number of beehives
aphasia
inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
tumult
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
endocrine
of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions
imprimatur
formal and explicit approval
