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25 Cards in this Set
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY PREMATURE SENILE MENTAL DETERIORATION.
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AGING
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PROCESS OF GROWING OLD.
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TERM
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A BABY BORN AT 38 OR MORE GESTATIONAL WEEKS.
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ATROPHY
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WASTING; A DECREASE IN SIZE OF AN ORGAN OR TISSUE.
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ANXIETY
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ABNORMAL AND OVERWHELMING APPREHENSION OF FEAR ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS
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DEFENSE MECHANISM
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HABITUAL BEHAVIORS OR PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO AVOID EXPERIENCING ANXIETY OR PSYCHOLOGICAL THREAT.
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COPING
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ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH UNPLEASANT, UNCOMFORTABLE, UNKNOWN, STRESSFUL, ORANXIETY - PRODUCING STIMULUS.
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ANALGESIA
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ABSENCE OF NORMAL SENSE OF PAIN.
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PREMATURE
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BABY BORN BEFORE 38 WEEKS OF GESTATION REGARDLESS OF WEIGHT.
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BIAS
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PREJUDICE; UNREASONED DISTORTION OF JUDGEMENT.
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MOURNING
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EXPESSING GRIEF AND SORROW FOR A PERSON'S DEATH, ESPECIALLY THOSE OUTWARD EXPRESSIONS OF GRIEF SUCH AS WEARING BLACK CLOTHING, ARMBAND OR PATCH.
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DEATH
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PERMANENT CESSATION OF ALL VITAL FUNCTIONS; THE LOSS OF BRAIN STEM AND SPINAL REFLEXES WITH FLAT ENCEPHALOGRAM OVER 24 HOURS.
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ANASTOMOSIS
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UNION OF PARTS SO AS TO INTERCOMMUNICATE.
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CULTURE
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CUSTOMARY BELIEFS AND TRAITS OF A RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, OR SOCIAL GROUP.
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APGAR
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ASSESSMENT SCORING SYSTEM FOR NEWBORNS.
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TERMINAL
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PRETAINING TO THE END.
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GRIEF
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EMOTION OF SORROW, SADNESS, OR ANGUISH USUALLY RELATED TO THE DEATH OR LOSS OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT WAS MUCH LOVED, RESPECTED, AND / OR HIGHLY REGARDED.
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SKIN TRIGOR
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RESISTANCE OF THE SKIN TO DEFORMATION.
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DEPRESSION
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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER MARKED BY FEELINGS OF SADNESS AND HOPELESSNESS, INACTIVITY, DIFFICULTY IN THINKING AND CONCENTRATING, INCREASED OR DECREASED IN NORMAL EATING OR SLEEPING PATTERNS, AND SOMETIMES SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.
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LIBIDO
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SEXUAL DRIVE, CONSCIOUS OR UNCONSCIOUS.
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FETAL DEATH
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DEATH OF A FETUS AFTER 20 WEEKS OF GESTATION AND BEFORE DELIVERY, REGARDLESS OF GESTATIONAL AGE, WITH NO SIGNS OF LIFE FOLLOWING BIRTH.
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NEEDS
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PHYSIOLOGICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF AN ORGANISM.
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STENOSIS
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NARROWING OR CONSTRICTION OF A PASSAGE OR ORIFICE.
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PEDIATRICS
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BRANCH OF MEDICINE DEALING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, CARE, AND DISEASES OF CHILDREN.
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PROGNOSIS
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PROJECTION OF THE COURSE AND END OF A DISEASE AND THE ESTIMATE OF CHANCE FOR RECOVERY.
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