week 11 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
proliferation | rapid reproduction of a cell |
priapism | persistent and painful erection of the peins |
progestin | a natural or synthetic steroid hormone that maintains pregnancy and prevents further ovulation during pregnancy |
adrogen | a male sex hormone |
estrogen | any group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body |
glucocorticoid | a steroid hormone that is produce by the adrenal cortex of animals |
hormone | a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells |
islets of langerhans | groups of pancreatic cells secreting insulin and glucagon |
opiate | a drug with morphinelike effects, derived from opium |
salicylate | a salt of salicylic acid |
tranqulizer | a medicinal drug taken to reduce tension or anxiety |
thrombus | a blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system of the body and impeding blood flow |
vasocongestion | the swelling of bodily tissues caused by increased vascular blood flow and localized increase in blood pressure |
polypharmacy | the use of multiple medications by a patient |
pain threshold | the point beyond which stimulus causes pain |
peak | to reach a high point |
trough | moving in one side and out the other side of an opening |
hallucination | an experience involving the perception of something not present |
endorphin | any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and having a number of physiological functions |
otalgia | earache |
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