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A blood pH of less than 7.35
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Acidosis
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A highly specific, inducible, discriminatory and permanent method by which armies of cells respond to an immune stimulant
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Aquired immunity
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The dilation of arterioles after transient arteriolar constriction, which allows influx of blood under increased pressure.
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Active Hyperemia
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A connective tissue containing large amounts of lipids.
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Adipose Tissue
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A blood pH greater than 7.45
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Alkalosis
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Any substance that causes a hypersensitivity reaction.
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Allergen
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A sever hypersensitivity reaction that involves bronchoconstriction and cardiovascular collapse.
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Anaphylactic shock
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The growth of new blood vessels.
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Angiogenesis
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A foreign substance recognized by the immune system.
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Antigen
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Normal, genetically programmed cell death.
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Apoptosis
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A chronic inflammatory lower airway condition resulting in intermittent wheezing and excess mucus production.
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Asthma
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A decrease in cell size due to a loss of subcellular components.
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Atrophy
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A hormone that acts on the cell that has secreted it.
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Autocrine hormone
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The part of the neuron that conducts the impulses away from the cell body.
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Axon
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Approximately 1% of the leukocytes, they are essential to nonspecific immune response to inflammation due to their role in releasing histamine and other chemicals that dilate blood vessels.
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Basophils
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Specialized tissue found in bones.
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Bone marrow
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Molecules that moderate changes in pH to keep it in the physiologic range.
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Buffers
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A condition caused by loss of 40% or more of the functioning myocardium.
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Cardiogenic shock
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The process by which cells communicate with each other.
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Cell Signaling
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A term that describes shock secondary to central pump failure, it includes both cardiogenic shock and obstructive shock.
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Central Shock
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