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Chapter 1 - 19

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EPIDERMIS   OUTERMOST LAYER OF SKIN  
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SEBUM   OILY SUBSTANCE SECRETED BY SEBACEOUS GLANDS  
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PLASMA   FLUID PART OF BLOOD  
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DEHYDRATION   EXCESS LOSS OF BODY FLUID  
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DIAPHRAM   MUSCLE THAT SEPARATES THE THORACIC FROM THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY USED IN BREATHING  
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MELANIN   PIGMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR VARIATION IN SKIN COLOR  
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SHAFT   VISIBLE PORTION OF THE HAIR  
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IMPETIGO   HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS SKIN DISEASE OF CHILDREN CAUSED BY BACTERIA  
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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA   most common type of skin cancer  
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femur   thigh bone  
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gigantism   excessive endochondral ossification at the epiphseal plates of long bones. RESULTING IN ABNORMALLY LARGE LIMBS.  
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OSTEOPOROSIS   DISEASE OF THE BONE THAT LEADS TO AN INCREASED FRACTURE  
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EXTENSION   INCREASING THE ANGLE BETWEEN BONES  
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ball and socket joint   type of synovial or diarthrosis joint also called a multiaxial joint like the shoulder or hip bone  
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hinge joint   type of synovial joint like the knee or elbow.  
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arthritis   inflammation of the whole joint  
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osteoarthritis   degenerative joint disease  
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gout   accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joint at the base of the large toe and other joints of the feet and legs  
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tympanic membrane   membrane that separates the external ear cancal from the middle ear  
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GOUT   ACCUMULATION OF URIC ACID CRYSTALS IN JOINT AT THE BASE OF THE ALRGE TOE & OTHER JOINTS OF THE FEET AND LEGS  
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MYALGIA   MUSCLE PAIN  
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RETINA   LIGHT SENSITIVE INNER LAYER OF EYE  
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ENCEPHALITIS   ACUTE INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN  
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EPILEPSY   A COMMON CHRONIC NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY RECURRENT UNPROVOKED SEIZURES  
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GLAUCOMA   DISEASE IN WHICH THE OPTIC NERVE IS DAMAGED, LEADING TO PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF VISION  
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THYROXINE   HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID GLAND. (DERIVATIVE OF AMINO ACID) CONTAINS IODINE.  
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DIABETE MELLITUS   (diabetes) characterized by disordered metabolism and abnormally high blood sugar  
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hypothyroidism   disease state in humans and vertebrates casused by insufficient production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland (not enough thyroid hormones)  
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cretinism   condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.  
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thymosin   hormone secreted by the thymus that stimulates development of T cells  
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thymus   specialized organ in the immune system. hormones produced by this organ stimulate the production of certain infection fighting cells  
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lukemia   cancer of the bone marrow, blood  
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hemophilia   disorder of your blood clotting system. genetic disorder, usually inherited, mechanism of blood clotting  
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