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| a deficiency of red blood cells, hemoglobin or both. |
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| the amount of energy produced from the burning of food. |
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| nutrient which provides the greatest amount of energy in the average diet. |
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| a decrease of the amount of water in body tissue. |
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| the process of breaking down foods into simple substances that can be used by the body cells for nourishment. |
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| nutrient which provides most concentrated form of energy. |
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| a basic substance of all plant foods, which supplies the body with roughage. |
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| poor nutrition that lacks adequate food and nutrients. |
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| the burning of food for heat and energy by the cells. |
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| a substance that is ingested, digested, absorbed and used by the body. |
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| the entire process by which the body takes in food for growth and repair and uses it to maintain health. |
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| the most common metabolic disease of bone in the United States, caused by a decrease in the mass of bony tissue. |
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| involuntary muscle contractions in the digestive system that move food through the alimentary canal. |
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| nutrient essential for growth and repair of tissue. |
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| Recommended Dietary Allowances (R.D.A.) |
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| considered to be the amounts of essential nutrients adequate to meet the needs of practically all healthy people. |
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| modification of the normal diet used in the treatment of specific health conditions. |
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| building blocks of the body |
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| specialized activity of cells and tissues |
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| made of specialized tissues |
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| several organs working together |
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| made of specialized cells |
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| inflammation of the joints |
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| inflammation of the bursa |
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| disease which causes muscle wasting |
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| loss of voluntary movement |
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| reduced number of red cells |
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| four hollow cavities of heart |
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| heart attack (Myocardial Infarction) |
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| Inhalation of foreign object |
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| Upper Respiratory Infection |
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| difficulty in expelling feces (stool) |
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| referring to waste material from colon |
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| muscular tube for digestion and expelling waste material |
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| large organ involved with many bodily processes including digestion |
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| rhythmic contractions of intestines |
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| swelling of tissue due to water retention |
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| decreased water in body tissue |
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| no control of bladder or bowel |
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| regulate activities of organs and glands |
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| elevated glucose in blood |
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| dangerously low level of glucose in blood |
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| proportion of deaths in population |
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| stroke (Cerebral Vascular Accident) |
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| loss of ability to think, remember and reason due to changes in the brain |
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| automatic response such as sneezing |
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| generalized muscular spasms as a result of abnormal electrical impulses in brain |
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| abnormal pressure within the eye |
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| basic unit of the nervous system |
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| back of eye that receives light |
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| specialized nerve endings that allow sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste |
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| destruction of skin by heat classified as first, second or third degree |
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| bluish or gray skin color due to lack of oxygen |
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| death of tissue resulting from decreased blood supply |
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| feeling with sense organs in skin (pain, pressure, heat, cold, pleasure) |
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| sexually transmitted disease similar to cold sores |
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| inflammation of the vagina due to disease or irritation |
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