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vocab 3

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Hypoglycemia   Abnormally low blood sugar  
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Impaired   Diminished, damaged, weakened  
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Incision   A cut into a body tissue or organ  
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Incontinence   Involuntary urination or defecation  
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Infiltrated   To pass through into body  
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Infusing   To introduce a solution into the body through the vein.  
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Insulin   A hormone that aids in the metabolism of fats and carbs, which also lowers blood glucose.  
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Irrigated   To bathe or wash out a body part, cavity, or wound  
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Laceration   jagged wound or cut  
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Lethargic   Deficient in alertness or activity.  
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Malaise   Mild sickness, not symptomatic of any disease or ailment.  
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Menstration   Women's monthly period.  
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Mucous membrane   Membrane lining of air passages, respiratory.  
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Mucus   "snot" mucin, water, cells, inorganic salts.  
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Nausea   Urge to vomit.  
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Occult   Detectable only by microscopic examination or chemical analysis.  
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Oriented   to align or position with respect to a point of reference  
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Orthopnea   Ability to breathe only while standing.  
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Pallor   Paleness  
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Palpate   Examine by touching.  
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Paralysis   impairment or inability to move a body part.  
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Perineal   Private area "perineal care"  
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Perineum   Private area.  
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Peripheral   Outer boundary  
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Phlegm   Mucus secreted by respiratory tract during a cold or other respiratory illness.  
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