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10 Cards in this Set
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ABSORPTION
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TAKING IN OR INCORPORATION OF SOMETHING, LIKE GAS, HEAT, LIGHT, LIQUID ETC
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ALLERGIC REACTION
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A LOCAL OR GENERALIZED REACTION OF AN ORGANISM TO INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL CONTACT WITH A SPECIFIC ALLERGEN TO WHICH THE ORGANISM HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY SENSITIZED
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AMPULE
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HERMETICALLY SEALED VIAL MADE OF GLASS OR PLASTIC THAT CONTAINS A STERILE SOLUTION OR POWDER THAT IS USUALLY MADE INTO A SOLUTION FOR SUBQ, IM, OR IV INJECTION.
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ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION
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HYPERSENSITIVE RXN W/ LIFE THREATENING SYMPTOMS. SUDDEN, SEVERE, SOMETIMES FATAL. DROP IN BP, URTICARIA, AIRWAY CONSTRICTION
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ANTI-
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AGAINST
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ANTICOAGULANT
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A SUBSTANCE THAT DELAYS OR PREVENTS THE CLOTTING OF BLOOD.
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ANTIDOTE
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REMEDY OR OTHER AGENT USED TO NEUTRALIZE/COUNTERACT THE EFFECTS OF A POISON
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APOTHECARIES SYSTEM
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SYSTEM OF MEASURED LIQUID VOLUMES OLDEST SYSTEM
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ASPIRATION
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SUCKING IN OF FLUID OR FOREIGN BODY INTO THE AIRWAY WHEN DRAWING IN BREATH
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AURICLE
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EAR
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