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Physical dependence on alcohol to the extent that stopping alcohol use will bring on _______

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WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

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A condition due to allergy that mimics a chronic cold

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ALLERGIC RHINITIS

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Chest pain due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle

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ANGINA PECTORIS

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It refer to ingrained drinking habits that cause health or social problems

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ALCOHOLISM

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A medical term for hay fever

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ALLERGIC RHINITIS

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Types of angina pectoris

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  • STABLE ANGINA
  • UNSTABLE ANGINA
  • VASOSPASTIC ANGINA
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A medical term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease

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MALIGNANT

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What is the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood when you have anemia

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DECREASED

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It is the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood

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ANEMIA

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Occurs in scattered places

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SPORADIC

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

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CARCINOGENIC

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An agent that counteracts a poison and neutralizes its effect

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ANTIDOTE

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Example of an antidote

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SYRUP OF IPECAC (Cephalis ipecacuanha)

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It is a 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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Having a tendency to loosen or relax; relieving constipation; drug inducing defecation

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LAXATIVE

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A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system the body system of defense against foreign invaders, particularly pathogens

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ALLERGY

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Bulimia is also called

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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

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BULIMIA

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Benign came from Latin words _____

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Bene “well”, and genus “born”

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Is a medical term used to describe a mild and nonprogressive disease

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BENIGN

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Worldwide spread of disease

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PANDEMIC

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

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MELLITUS

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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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The process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine
DIALYSIS
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A yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids
JAUNDICE
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A disease that is restricted or peculiar to a locality or region
ENDEMIC
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Excessive urination and extreme thirst as a result of inadequate output of the pituitary hormone ADH
INSIPIDUS
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A convulsive state: convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual
ECLAMPSIA
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A solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues
HEMATOMA
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Methods of weight control when you have bulimia
- SELF-INDUCED VOMITING (PURGING) - ABUSE OF LAXATIVES AND DIURETICS - EXCESSIVE EXERCISE
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Two types of diabetes
- INSIPIDUS - MELLITUS
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Inflammation especially of the mucous membrane of the stomach
GASTRITIS
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An enlargement of the thyroid gland that is commonly visible as a swelling of the anterior part
GOITER
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Enlargement of the breast caused by hormonal imbalances
GYNECOMASTIA
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It is 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
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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
HOMEOSTASIS
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Is an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause
IDIOPATHIC
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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
HERNIA
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It is a condition in which there is a bleeding in the nose caused by an underlying condition
EPISTAXIS
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A cell of the tissues comparable to or derived from a leukocyte; white blood cell
LEUKOCYTE
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A new growth of tissue serving no physiological function
NEOPLASM
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Urination at night especially when excessive
NOCTURIA
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A condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep
NARCOLEPSY
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Type of nocturia which is reduced excretion of urine
OLIGURIA
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A restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests
QUARANTINE
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Type of nocturia where there is an excessive urination
POLYURIA
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Type of nocturia where there is a presence of ketone bodies in the urine (diabetes mellitus)
KETONURIA
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It is the rapid spread of disease
EPIDEMIC
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It is a poisonous substance that is specific product of the metabolic activities of a living organism
TOXINS
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An organism living in, with, or on another organism
PARASITES
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Types of nocturia
- POLYURIA - OLIGURIA - KETONURIA
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Types of parasites
- TREMATODES - CESTODES - NEMATODES
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A contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites
SCABIES
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It is the clear yellowish fluid that remains from blood plasma after fibrinogen, prothrombin, and other clotting factors have been removed by clot formation
SERUM
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Any of numerous inflammatory disease of the mouth
STOMATITIS
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A sensation of noise that is caused by a bodily condition and typically is of subjective form which can only be heard by the affected
TINNITUS
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Examples of drugs causing tinnitus
- ASPIRIN - QUININE
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Examples of toxins
- BOTULINUM TOXIN - AFLATOXIN
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It is the drug used to reduce mental disturbance
TRANQUILIZERS
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Types of tranquilizers
- MINOR TRANQUILIZER (sedative & hypnotics) - MAJOR TRANQUILIZER (antipsychotics)
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The raised edematous red patch of skin or mucous membrane characteristics of hives
URTICARIA
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A preparation of killed microorganisms living attenuated organisms or living fully virulent organisms that is administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease
VACCINE
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It is a chemical compound that is foreign to a living organisms
XENOBIOTICS
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Example of xenobiotics
DRUG

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