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Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |