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| The application of cold to a patient’s body for therapeutic reasons. |
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| The way a person walks, consisting of two phases; stance and swing. |
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| A protractor device that measures range of motion. |
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| The therapeutic use of water to treat physical problems. |
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| A medical specialty that uses cold, heat, water, exercise, massage, traction, and other physical means to treat musculoskeletal, nervous, and cardiopulmonary disorders. |
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| Body position and alignment. |
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| The degree to which a joint is able to move. |
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| The application of heath to the body to treat a disorder or injury. |
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| The pulling or stretching of the musculoskeletal system to treat dislocated joints, joints afflicted by arthritis, or other diseases, and fractured bones. |
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| The stage of metabolism in which substances such as nutrients are changed into more complex substances and used to build body tissues |
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| An eating disorder in which people starve themselves because they fear that if they lose control of eating they will become grossly overweight. |
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| Chemical agents that fight cell destroying chemical substances called free radicals. |
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| The stage of metabolism in which complex substances, including nutrients and body tissues, are broken down into simpler substances and converted into energy. |
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| The condition that results from lack of adequate water in the body. |
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| The most essential nutrient for building and repairing cells and tissue. |
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| Natural, inorganic substances the body needs to help build and maintain body tissues and carry on life functions. |
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| Fats, derived primarily from animal sources, that are usually solid at room temperature and that tend to raise blood cholesterol levels. |
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| Fats, including most vegetable oils, that are usually liquid at room temperature and tend to lower blood cholesterol. |
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| Organic substances that are essential for normal body growth and maintenance and resistance to infection. |
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