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Reduced oxygen-carrying aility of blood resulting from too few erythrocytes or abnormal hemoglobin.
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Anemia
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Greenish-yellow or brownish fluid produced in and secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine.
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Bile
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A malignant, invasive cellular neoplasm that has the capability of spreading throughout the body or body parts
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Cancer
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Steroid found in animal fats as well as in most body tissues; made by the liver.
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Cholesterol
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Body system that includes internal organs that secrete hormones.
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Endocrine System
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Region of the diencephalon forming the floor of the third ventricle of the brain.
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Hypothalamus
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Life threatening; pertains to neoplasms that spread and lead to death, such as cancer.
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Malignant
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Amber-colored fluid that exudes from clotted blood as the clot shrinks and then no longer contains fibrinogen.
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Serum
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Lesion or erosion of the mucous membrane.
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Ulcer
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