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| A CONDITION MARKED BY A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF IONS. (PH BELOW 7.5) |
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| A CARRIER MEDIATED PROCESS THAT CAN MOVE AGAINST A CONCENTRATION GRADIENT. |
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| OF OR PERTAINING TO THE PRESCENCE OF AIR OR OXYGEN. |
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| THE TOTAL RESISTANCE AGAINST WHICH BLOOD MUST BE PUMPED;ALSO KNOWN AS PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE. |
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| A CONDITION MARKED BY A LOW CONCENTRATION OF HYDROGEN IONS. |
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| SUBSTANCES THAT CAN PRODUCE HYPERSENSITIVETY REACTIONS IN THE BODY. |
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| AN ION WITH A NEGATIVE CHARGE. |
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| SUBSTANCES (USUALLY PROTEINS) THAT CAUSE THE FORMATION OF AN ANTIBODY AND THAT REACT SPECIFICALLY WITH THAT ANTIBODY. |
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| DECREASE IN THE SIZE (SHRINKAGE) OF A CELL, WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECTS CELL FUNCTION. |
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| THE LYMPHOCYTES RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTIBODY MEDIATED IMMUNITY. |
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| THE VOLUME OF BLOOD PUMPED EACH MINUTE BY THE VENTRICLE. |
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| AN ION WITH A POSITIVE CHARGE. |
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| A GROUP OF PROTEINS THAT COAT BACTERIA; THE PROTEINS EITHER HELP KILL THE BACTERIA DIRECTLY OR THEY ASSIST THE NUETROPHILS(IN THE BLOOD0 OR THE MACROPHILS (IN THE TISSUE)TO DESTROY THE BAC. |
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| THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOLID PARTICLES IN FLUID MOVE FROM A CONCENTRATION OF HIGH TO LOW RESULTING IN THE EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF THE PARTICLES. |
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| ABNORMAL CELLULAR GROWTH. |
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| THE ACCUMALATION OF FLUID IN THE INTERSTITUAL SPACES. |
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| THE WATER FOUND OUTSIDE THE CELLS, INCLUDING THAT IN THE INTRAVASCULAR AND INTERSTITUAL COMPARTMENTS. |
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| A CARRIER MEDIATED PROCESS THAT MOVES SUBSTANCES INTO OR OUT OF CELLS FROM A HIGH TO A LOW CONCENTRATION. |
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| A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD. |
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| A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF POTASSIUM IN THE BLOOD. |
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| A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF MAGNESIUM IN THE BLOOD. |
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| A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF SODIUM IN THE BLOOD. |
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| AN EXESSIVE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CELLS. |
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| HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION |
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| AN ALTERED IMMUNILOGICAL RESPONSE TO AN ANTIGEN THAT RESULTS IN A PATHOLOGICAL IMMUNE RESPONSE UPON REEXPOSURE. |
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| USED TO DESCRIBE A SOLUTION THAT MAKES A CELL SHRINK. |
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| AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF A CELL. |
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| A LOWER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF POTASSIUM IN THE BLOOD. |
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| A LOWER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF MAGNESIUM IN THE BLOOD. |
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| A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A LOWER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF SODIUM IN THE BLOOD. |
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| INADEQUATE CIRCULATION THAT RESULTS IN THE INSUFFICIENT DELIVERY OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS. KNOWN AS SHOCK |
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| TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A SOLUTION THAT CAUSES A CELL TO SWELL. |
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| A LOWER THAN NORMAL OXYGEN CONTENT OF THE BLOOD MEASURED IN ARTERIAL BLOOD SAMPLE. |
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| A DEFENSE FUNCTION OF THE BODY THAT PRODUCES ANTIBODIES. |
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| A TISSUE REACTION TO AN INJURY OR TO AN ANTIGEN. |
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| FLUID THAT OCCUPIES THE SPACE OUTSIDE THE BLOOD VESSELS AND/OR THE CELLS OF AN ORGAN TISSUE. |
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| THE FLUID FOUND IN BODY CELLS. |
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| A STATE OF INSUFFICIENT PERFUSION OF OXYGENATED BLOOD TO A BODY ORGAN OR PART. |
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| TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A SOLUTION THAT CAUSES CELLS NEITHER TO SWELL OR SHRINK. |
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| A DISORDER THAT CAUSES AN ACCUMALATION OF LACTIC ACID IN THE BLOOD, RESULTING IN A LOWER PH IN MUSCLE AND SERUM. |
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| MEDIATED TRANSPORT MECHANISM |
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| USES CARRIER MOLECULES TO MOVE LARGE WATER SOLUBLE MOLECULES OR ELECTRICALY CHARGED MOLECULES ACROSS CELL MEMBRANES. |
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| A CHANGE FROM ONE CELL TYPE TO ANOTHER THAT IS BETTER ABLE TO TOLERATE ADVERSE CONDITIONS; THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR THE CELL. |
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| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME |
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| THE PROGRESSIVE FAILURE OF 2 OR MORE ORGAN SYSTEMS AFTER A SEVER INJURY OR ILLNESS. |
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| DEATH OF A CELL OR GROUP OF CELLS AS THE RESULT OF DISEASE OR INJURY. |
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| NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM |
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| MECHANISM THAT TENDS TO PRODUCE A RESPONSE THAT BALANCES A CHANGE IN A SYSTEM. |
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| NEW AND ABNORMAL DEVELOPEMENT OF CELLS; CAN BE BENIGN OR MALIGNANT. |
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| THE OSMATIC PRESSURE OF A SOLUTION. |
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| THE DIFFUSION OF A SOLVENT (WATER) THROUGH A CELL MEMBRANE FROM A LESS CONCENTRATED SOLUTION TO A MORE CONCENTRATED ONE. |
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| THE PRESSURE EXCERTED BY A SINGLE GAS. |
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| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE |
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| THE TOTAL RESISTANCE AGAINST WHICH BLOOD MUST BE PUMPED; ALSO KNOWN AS AFTERLOAD |
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| AN INVERSE LOGARITHM OF HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION. |
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| THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD RETURNING TO THE VENTRICLE. |
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| A MEMBRANE THAT ALLOWS SOME FLUIDS AND SUBSTANCES THROUGH BUT NOT OTHERS. |
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| A CONDITION OF SEVERELY INADEQUITE BLOOD FLOW TO THE BODYS PERIPHERAL TISSUES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LIFE. |
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| SUBSTANCES DISSOLVED IN A SOLUTION. |
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| THE CONCEPT THAT DESCRIBES THE MOVEMENT OF FLUID BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE CAPILLARY WALL. |
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| THE VOLUME OF BLOOD EJECTED FROM THE VENTRICLE IN A SINGLE HEARTBEAT. |
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| LYMPHS RESPONSIBLE FOR CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY. |
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| THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF A PATHOGEN. |
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| OF OR PERTAINING TO THE ABSCENCE OF OXYGEN. |
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