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18 Cards in this Set
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Acute |
Brief, intense, or severe (as opposed to chronic) |
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Chronic |
Not severe, but continuing for a long time |
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Carcinogenic |
Capable of causing cancer |
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Teatogenic |
Damaging to the embryo, especially in the first trimester of pregnancy |
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Caculi |
Stones (what are renal calculi?) |
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Euphoria |
A state of well being, especially an exaggerated one having no basis in reality |
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Peripheral |
At the extremities; away from the center (what is peripheral circulation in the human) |
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Peristalsis |
Rhythmic motion of the stomach and an intestines associated with digestion of food |
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Syndrome |
All of the signs and symptoms associated with the disease |
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Synergistic |
Working together to give super additive affects |
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Tachycardia |
An abnormally fast heart rate |
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Bradycardia |
An abnormally slow heart rate |
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Renal |
Pertaining to the kidneys |
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Visceral |
Referring to the inner organs of the body |
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Febrile |
Feverish |
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Emetic |
A drug that induces vomiting |
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Antipryretic |
A drug that reduces fever |
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Hypo- |
Less then normal/customary |
