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| cells that make tooth enamel |
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| porosity in the eye orbits due to anemia caused by an iron-deficient diet, parasitic infection, or genetic disease |
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| a disease process at creates demineralized areas in dental tissues, leading to cavities; demineralization is caused by acids produced by bacteria that metabolize carbohydrates in dental plaque |
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| the process of converting wild animals or wild plants into forms that humans can care for and cultivate |
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| iron--found in remeat, fish, and poultry--that the body absorbs efficiently |
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| a condition in which the blood has insufficient iron; may be caused by diet, poor iron absorption, parasitic infection, and severe blood loss |
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| masticatory-functional hypothesis |
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| the hypothesis that craniofacial shape change during the Holocene was related to the consumption of softer foods |
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| the late Pleiostocene/early Holocene culture, during which humans domesticated plants and animals |
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| iron--found in lentils and beans--that is less efficiently absorbed by the body than is heme iron |
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| degenerative changes of the joints caused by a variety of factors, especially physical activity and mechanical stress |
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| inflammatory responses of the bones' outer covering due to bacterial infection or to trauma |
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| expansion and porosity of cranial bones due to anemia caused by an iron-deficient diet, parasitic infection, or genetic disease |
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| cereal grains, such as rice, corn, and wheat, that make up a substantial portion of the human population's diet today |
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| a group of realted diseases (veneral syphilis, yaws, endemic syphilis) caused by the bacteria Treponema, which caused pathological changes most often to the cranium and tibiae |
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| refers to any effect caused by humans |
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| toxins released by bacteria when they break down or die |
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| combustible material, such as oil, coal, or natural gas, composed of organisms' remains preserved in rocks |
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| the increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere in response to the greenhouse effect; a cause of climate change |
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| the proposition that increasing allergies among children are the result of decreased exposure to microbes, such as those found in dirt |
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| the shift in diet to one that is high in saturated fat and sugar; a caused of the global obesity epidemic |
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