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living, active, or occurring in the absence of free oxygen
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anaerobic
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the removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids from the living body
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biopsy
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growing from or on the inside
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endogenous
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growing from or on the outside
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exogenous
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the maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions.
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homeostasis
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deficiency of oxygen reaching tissues in the body
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hypoxia
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arising spontaneously or from an unknown cause
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idiopathic
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a local response to cellular injury that is marked by capillary dilatation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, pain, swelling, and often loss of function and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and of damaged tissue
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inflammation
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deficient of blood to a body part
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ischemia
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process of dissolution
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lysis
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a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
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abscess
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the abnormal union of surfaces normally separate by the formation of new fibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process
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adhesions
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a neurotransmitter chemical, such as acetylcholine
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chemical mediators
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any of a family of extracellular, closely related proteins occurring as a major component of connective tissue, giving it strength and flexibility
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collagen
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A fluid that has exuded out of a tissue or its capillaries due to injury or inflammation.
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exudate
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A protein in the blood plasma that is essential for the coagulation of blood and is converted to fibrin by thrombin and ionized calcium
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fibrinogen
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an immature fiber-producing cell of connective tissue capable of differentiating into chondroblast, collagenoblast, or osteoblast
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fibroblast
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measures how much space in the blood is occupied by red blood cells
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hematocrit
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the formation of blood
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hematopoeisis
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Any of a group of glycoproteins that are produced by different cell types in response to various stimuli, such as exposure to a virus, bacterium, parasite, or other antigen, and that prevent viral replication in newly infected cells and, in some cases, modulate specific cellular functions
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interferons
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