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| three syllables, one stressed followed by two unstressed |
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| a foot of three syllables, two unstressed followed by one stressed |
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| When the heart beats excessively rapidly. The heart pumps less efficiently and provides less blood flow to the rest of the body, including the heart itself. The increased heart rate also leads to increased work and oxygen demand by the heart, which can lead to rate related ischema. |
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A restriction in blood supply, generally due to factors in the blood vessels, with resultant damage or disfunction of tissue.
Tissue damage results from lack of blood-borne fuels, i.e. glucose, oxygen. |
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Abnormally low blood pressure.
A state, not a disease, it is often associated with shock, though not necessarily indicative of it. lightheadedness and diziness are the main symptoms, at lower pressure fainting and seizure can occur. |
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Impairment of the language ability.
Severity, cause, and type vary widely. |
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A symptom which consists of gross lack of coordination of muscle movements.
The greek means literally "lack of order," a- being a negative prefix in greek. |
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A neurological disorder in which stimuli (touch, hearing, etc) presented to one side of the body register as on the other.
Commonly arises from damage to the right parietal lobe. |
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A loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss.
Usually results from brain injury or Neurological illness. |
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