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Afebrile
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Without fever; the body temp is normal
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Antipyretic
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An agent that reduces fever
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Axilla
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The armpit
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Celsius scale
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A temp scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 and the boiling point is 100
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Conduction
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The transfer of energy, from one object to another by direct contact
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Convection
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The transfer of energy, suich as heat, thru air currents
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Crisis
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A sudden falling of an elevated body temp to normal
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Disinfectant
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An agent used to destroy disease-producing microorganisms but not necessarily their spores
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Fahrenheit scale
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A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 and the boiling point of water is 212
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Febrile
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Pertaining to fever
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Fever
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A body temp that is above normal (pyrexia)
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Frenulum linguae
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The midline fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth
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Hyperpyrexia
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An extremely high fever
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Hypothermia
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A body temp that is below normal
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Malaise
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A vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue often marking the onset of a disease and continuing thru the course of the illness
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Radiation
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The transfer of energy, such as heat, in the form of waves
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Antecubital space
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The space located at the front of the elbow
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Aorta
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The major trunk of the arterial system of the body
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bounding pulse
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a pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full
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bradycardia
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An abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute)
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dysrhythmia
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An irregular rhythm
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intercostal
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between the ribs
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pulse rhythm
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the time interval between heartbeats
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pulse volume
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the strength of the heartbeat
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tachycardia
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an abnormally fast heart rate (more than 100 beats per minute)
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