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Medical terms covered in class Part 1

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Anemia   show
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show A condition in which the blood does not have enough healthy RBCs (red blood cells). Anemia results from a lack of RBCs or dysfunctional RBCs in the body. This leads to reduced oxygen flow to the body’s organs.  
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show = Block and inhibit the activity of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) at both central & peripheral nervous system synapses.  
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show = (drug) preventing vomiting Ex: Zofran  
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Emesis   show
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show = In the autocrine signaling process, molecules act on the same cells that produce them.  
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Cytokine   show
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Cytotoxic   show
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Dissection   show
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Dyspnea   show
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show = Normal respiration  
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Euphoria   show
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Fibrosis   show
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Glycogen   show
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show = too much glucose  
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Hydrocephalus   show
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CSF   show
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Idiopathic   show
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show = An organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane.  
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Hemolysis   show
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Malignant   show
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Malpractice   show
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Mycetoma   show
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Onychomycosis   show
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show = Newborn child  
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show = A hormone that strengthens labor contractions during childbirth & controls bleeding after childbirth.  
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show = A low level of oxygen in the blood  
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show = Deficiency of all three cellular components of the blood (RBCS, white blood cells, and platelets)  
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show = A doctor who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medical drugs.  
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show = ‘study of’ the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.  
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show = are the cells in the body other than the sperm and egg cells (which are called germ cells). Somatic cells are diploid cells meaning they contain two sets of chromosomes, inherited from each parent.  
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show = region of the brain responsible for processing sensory information from the body  
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Soma   show
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