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25 Cards in this Set
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An organism that supplies living tissue to be used in another body
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Doner
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A written document that specifies what types of medical treatment are desired
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Living Will
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A legal document in which an individual designates another person to make health care decicions if they are incapable
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Health Care Proxy
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Full of high spirits in all undertakings
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Elated
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feeling of deep regret
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remorseful
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medical outlook
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Prognosis
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often result of excess exposure to solar radiation
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Melanoma
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removal of tissue for examination
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Biopsy
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the process of cancer cells spreading throught the body
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Metastasis
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Use of various powerful pharmaceuticals
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Chemotherapy
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Anything which may cause cancer
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Carcinogen
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powerful blasts of eneregy which destroy tissue
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Radiation
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stage of inactivity
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Remission
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cancerous
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Malignant
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a cebtral nervous stimulant found in coffee and tea
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Caffine
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regulated by the actions of the thyroid gland
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Metabolism
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unit used to measure the energy content of food
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Calorie
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related to cold sore virus
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Hepatitis
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location of fetal development in mammals
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Uterus
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species specific embyo
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Fetus
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Set legasl precedent
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Roe Verses Wade
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Time frame in pregnanct
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Trimester
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lowered levels of this substance after an abortion
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Estrogen
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Surgical removal of reproductive organs
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Hysterectomy
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The killing of a newborn inftant
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Infanticide
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