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Biomedical Science

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The application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine

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Blood Pressure

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The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood and expressed in millimeters of mercury.

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Contagious

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Commutable by contact.

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Diagnose

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To recognize a disease by signs and symptoms.

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Diastolic pressure

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Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.

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Epidemic

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An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people.

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Heart Rate

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A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.

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Homeostasis

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The ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function properly.

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Hyperthermia

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Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions.

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure.

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Hypothermia

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When the body is too cold.

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Infection

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The state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host.

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Inoculation

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The introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies.

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Outbreak

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The sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.

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Pathogen

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Any disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite.

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Pulse

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The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction; can be felt from the outside of the body.

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Symptom

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Something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder.

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Systolic Pressure

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The blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.

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Vaccine

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A harmless variant of a pathogen.

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Virus

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Disease.

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Vital signs

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The body’s signs that it’s vitals give off.