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abnormal breath sounds
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Adventitious Sounds
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without fever; the body temperature is normal
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Afebrile
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A thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange or oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
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Alveolus
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the space located at the front of the elbows
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Antecubital Space
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An agent that reduces fever
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Antipyretic
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the major trunk of the arterial system of the body
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Aorta
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The temporary cessation of breathing
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Apnea
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The armpit
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Axilla
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A pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full
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Bounding Pulse
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An abnormally slow heart rate (below 60 beats per minute)
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Bradycardia
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An abnormal decrese in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute
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Bradypnea
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A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point is 100 degrees
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Celsius Scale
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The transfer of energy, from one object to another
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Conduction
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The transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents
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Convection
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A sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to normal
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Crisis
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