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Biomedical |
the application of the principles of the natural sciences especially biology and physiology ,to clinical medicine. |
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blood pressure |
the force of blood pushing against the wall of the arteries as the heart pump blood and expressed in millimeters of mercury. |
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contagious |
communicable by contact |
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diagnose |
to recognize a disease by sign and symptoms |
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diagnose pressure |
blood pressure that remain between heart contraction |
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epidemic |
an infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people |
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heart rate |
a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beat per minute |
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homeostasis |
the ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function property |
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hyperthermia |
Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions. |
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hypertension |
high blood pressure |
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hypothermia |
abnormally low body temperature |
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infection |
the state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host |
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inoculation |
the introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies |
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out break |
a sudden rise in the incidence of a disease |
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pathogen |
any disease production agent such as a virus bacteria or parasite |
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pulse |
the rhythemic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contration can be felt from the outside of the body |
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symptom |
something that idicates the presence of bodily disorder |
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systolic pressure |
the blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction |
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vaccine |
a harmless variant of a pathogen thatstimulates a host's immune system to munt defenses against the pathogen |
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virus |
a sub microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce |
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vital signs |
measurements of the body's most basic function and useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems |
