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Physical dependence on alcohol to the extent that stopping alcohol use will bring on withdrawal symptoms
alcoholism
In popular and therapeutic parlance, the term may also be used to refer to grained drinking habits that cause health or social problems.
Alcoholism
Types of Alcoholism
Acute & Chronic
Short period of time
acute
excessive
chronic
Causes allergy
Allergens
It is a mast cell that triggers allergy in the body
Histamine
Medical term for hay fever, a condition due to allergy that mimics a chronic cold.
Allergic Rhinitis
A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system the body system of defense against foreign invaders, particularly pathogens
Allergy
The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood.
Anemia
The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, decreased.
Anemia
Erythrocyte - “erythro” means
Red
Erythrocytes
Red blood Cell
It carries oxygen
Hemoglobin
Vitamin B12 Deficiency; hemolytic anemia
Aplastic Pernicious