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1
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The process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine.

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dialysis

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2
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a convulsive state: convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsia

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eclampsia

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3
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seizure during pregnancy

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eclampsia

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4
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pre-orbital edema

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eyebugs

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5
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an abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity

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edema

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A disease that is restricted or peculiar to a locality or region.

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endemic

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three types of endemic

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pandemic
sporadic
epidemic

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8
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worldwide spread of disease

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pandemic

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9
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occurs in scattered places.

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sporadic

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10
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rapid spread of disease

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epidemic

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11
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It is a condition in which there is bleeding in the nose caused by an underlying condition.

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epistaxis

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Inflammation especially of themucous membrane of the stomach

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gastritis

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13
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an enlargement of the thyroid gland that is commonly visible as a swelling of the anterior part

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goiter

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Enlargement of the breast caused by hormomal Imbalances.

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gynecomastia

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15
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androgenic factors

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cimetidine

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A metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood

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gout

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increase uric acid

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rheumatic arthritis

18
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it is a purine that metabolytes

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uric acid

19
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example of purines

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flava

20
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A solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues.

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hematoma

21
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A protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed

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hernia

22
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The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions (as body temp. or the pH of the blood) under fluctuating environmental conditions

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homeostasis

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