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The process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine.
dialysis
a convulsive state: convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsia
eclampsia
seizure during pregnancy
eclampsia
pre-orbital edema
eyebugs
an abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity
edema
A disease that is restricted or peculiar to a locality or region.
endemic
three types of endemic
pandemic
sporadic
epidemic
worldwide spread of disease
pandemic
occurs in scattered places.
sporadic
rapid spread of disease
epidemic
It is a condition in which there is bleeding in the nose caused by an underlying condition.
epistaxis
Inflammation especially of themucous membrane of the stomach
gastritis
an enlargement of the thyroid gland that is commonly visible as a swelling of the anterior part
goiter
Enlargement of the breast caused by hormomal Imbalances.
gynecomastia
androgenic factors
cimetidine
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
gout
increase uric acid
rheumatic arthritis
it is a purine that metabolytes
uric acid
example of purines
flava
A solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues.
hematoma
A protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed
hernia
The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions (as body temp. or the pH of the blood) under fluctuating environmental conditions
homeostasis
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