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common disorder in which chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes (bronchi) makes them swell, narrowing the airways.

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asthma

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narrowing the airways

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bronchoconstriction

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3
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immortal cells

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tumor

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4
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type of cancer that is hardest to cure

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bone cancer

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5
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bene means

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well

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-genus means

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born

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is a cancer medical term used to describe a mild and nonprogressive disease.

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benign

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is a medical term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease.

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malignant

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9
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bulimia also called as

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bulimia nervosa

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An eating disorder characterized by episodes of secretive excessive eating (binge-eating) followed by inappropriate methods of weight control, such as:

•self-induced vomiting (purging)
•abuse of laxatives and diuretics or excessive exercise.

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bulimia

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Causing cancer or contributing to the causation of cancer. Pertaining to a carcinogen.

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Carcinogenic

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it is a neoplasm/cancer cells

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carcinogenic

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treat for neoplasm/cancer cells that are orally administered

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antineoplastics

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Significant loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity, severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning.

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Dementia

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Example of dementia

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alzheimer’s

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hallucinations and delusional

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dementia

17
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high or increase in blood glucose

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diabetes

18
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used to lower blood glucose

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insulin

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Excessive urination and extreme thirst as a result of inadequate output of the pituitary hormone ADH

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insipidus

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is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels

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mellitus