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Terms
Question | Answer |
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TRANQUILIZER | SOMETHING THAT HAS A CLAMING EFFECT |
THROMBUS | STATIONARY BLOOD CLOT |
VASOCONGESTION | SWELLING OF BODILY TISSUES CAUSED BY INCREAED VASCULAR BLOOD FLOW |
POLYPHARMACY | THE USE OF MULTIPLE DRUGS BY A PATIENT |
PAIN THRESHOLD | THE POINT AT WHICH PAIN BEGINS TO BE FELT |
PEAK | HIGH CONCENTRATION |
TROUGH | LOW CONCENTRATION |
HALLUCINATION | A PRECEPTION WITH THE ABSENCE OF A STIMULUS |
ENDORPHIN | A NATURAL PAIN KILLER |
AURALGIA | EAR ACHE |
ACID | PH 1-7 |
BASE | PH 7-14 |
AQUEOUS | WATTERY |
ANTAGONIST | COUNTERACTS SOMETHING |
HOMEOSTASIS | BALANCED |
HISTAMINE | CAUSES AND ALLERGIC REACTION |
ISOTONIC | SAME NUMBER OF PARTICALS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CELL |
METABOLISM | PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT MAINTAIN LIFE |
NUTRIENT | FOODS AND LIQUIDS NEEDED TO MAKE UP THE BODY FUNCTION |
PARASTHESIA | TINGLING,BURNING, NUMBNESS OF A PERSONS SKIN WITH NO APPARENT LONG TERM EFFECTS |
HYPERGLYCEMIA | HIGH BLOOD SUGAR |
HYPOGLYCEMIA | LOW BLOOD SUGAR |
HYPERTENSION | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
HYPOTENSION | LOW BLOOD PRESSURE |
HYPERVITAMINOSIS | EXCESSIVE VITAMIN INTAKE |
HYPNOTIC | ANYTHING THAT MAKES YOU SLEEPY |
SUBCUTANEOUSLY | BELOW THE SKIN |
NECROSIS | TISSUE DEATH |
NEUROSIS | MENTAL ILLNESS |
NON-PRODUCTIVE COUGH | DRY COUGH |