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| To identify or distinguish through examination |
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| To recommend a treatment or medicine as a remedy |
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| Medication obtained with the written consent of a doctor |
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| Medication legally sold to the consumer without a prescription |
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| Evidence or sign of a condition |
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| To seek a doctors diagnosis and prescription for treatment |
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| Something that hinders the body from working properly |
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| Any disease that can be spread through person to person |
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| Any disease that cannot be spread person to person |
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| Organisms that cause disease |
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| Unicellular microorganisms |
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| A pathogen composed of a nucleac acid wrapped in a protein shell |
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| Animals which transport pathogens |
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| Layers of cell that screat mucus |
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| Hairlike structures that trap pathogens |
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| Localized heat, swelling, and redness |
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| Increase in body temperature |
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| Protein substances that produce imunity |
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| Resistance to a specific pathogen |
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| Introduces week cells of a disease to develop imunity |
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| Stage of infection when the pathogen is transmitted to the host |
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| Time between exposure and appearance of sickness |
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| During which the symptoms of disease appear |
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| Time between outbreak and renewed health |
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| Disease which the liver starts to inflamate |
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| Yellow discoloration of the skin |
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| Organisms that harbor pathogens without exhibiting illness |
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| Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
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| The inability to reproduce |
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| A disease of the heart, or blood vessles |
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| Heart disease present at birth |
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| Fat deposits build up on the arterial walls |
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| Fat deposits build up on the arterial walls |
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| Pain in the chest due to lack of oxygen to the heart |
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| When the heart cannot pump enough blood |
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| An alteration of the heart's rythem |
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| Irregular twitching of the heart muscle |
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| A blood clot found in the heart |
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| A blood clot that moves through the circulatory system |
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| A blood vessel in the brain that stretches like a balloon the it goes pop |
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| To force the blood exerts on the arterial walls |
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| Pressure in the arteries when the ventricals contract |
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| Pressure in the arteries when the ventricles are between beats |
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| A group of diseases in which abnormal cells multiply and spread |
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| A tissue mass formed from the multiplication of abnormal cells |
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| Anything that causes cancer |
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| A disease that tampers with the production of insulin |
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| Practices that help prevent disease |
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| The outer most layer of the skin |
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| The thick inner layer of skin just beneath the epidermis |
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| The inner most layer of the skin |
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| A fibrous protein characterized by strength and flexibility |
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| A strong fibrous protein that fills the epidermal cells |
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| The inability of an organism to sufficiently produce melanin (a trait passed through a recessive gene). |
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| A mixture of fats, cholesterol, proteins, and salts secreted by the sebaceous glands. |
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| Skin disorder in which the sebaceous gland are plugged with sebum or infection causing the area to become inflamed. |
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| Any article that is put on the body to cleanse, beautify, promote attractiveness, or alter the appearance without changing the body structure or function |
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| A substance which protects from the effects of the sun |
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| The rated ability of a sunscreen to protect from the rays of the sun |
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| A substance which reduces odor by killing odor-causing bacteria |
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| A substance which decreases the amount of perspiration where it is applied |
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| A condition of the scalp in which flakes of dead skin are shed |
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| The procedure used in caring for the hands and fingernails |
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| The procedure used in caring for the feet and toenails |
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| The way the upper and lower teeth fit together |
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| A condition in which the upper and lower teeth do not fit together properly |
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| A dentist trained in methods used to straighten teeth |
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| The first or primary set of teeth; baby teeth |
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| The second set of teeth, which replace deciduous teeth |
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| The top layer of the tooth |
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| Holes in the enamel of the tooth produced by tooth decay which expose the dentin or pulp cavity |
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| Any chemicle or substance that changes bodily functions |
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| A drug that can produce changes in the activity of the central nerveous system and affects behaviour, perception, and mood |
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| Drugs used to fight disease or to releive pain |
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| a different, unknown, or undesireable reaction to a drug or medicine |
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| A drug with the same active ingredients as name brands but which may have different inactive ingredients |
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| Taking of a drug for the intended purpose, but not using the amount, frequency, or manner that is prescribed |
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| Repeatedly misusing medicines or using drugs for a purpose or matter that could damage the body |
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| The desire for a drug resulting from a physical need by the body |
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| Physical dependence on a drug |
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| Illness and a variety of symptoms resulting from ceasing the use of an addictive drug |
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| The physical resistence of the body to drugs, resulting in the need for more of the drug to get the same effect |
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| The desire for a drug resulting from a physical need by the body for a drug |
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| A category of drugs which speeds up the action of the central nervous system |
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| A stimulant drug extracted from the leaves of the cocoa plant |
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| A stimulant drug which increases levels of activity, and suppresses hunger and fatigue |
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| A mild stimulant found in some beverages and foods |
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| A category of drug which slows the action of the central nervous system |
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| Strong depressant drugs that can lead to both physical and psycological dependence |
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| Depresant drugs which slow the body's systems |
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| Depressant drug which are mad from the sap of the opium poppy |
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| A category of drugs which alter the senses |
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| A hallucinogen made form the Indian hemp plant |
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| A halocinogen drug made form the resins from the flowing tops of marijuana |
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| Recurrences of a drug's effects although th drug is not being used |
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| Substances breathed into the body through respiration |
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| Blood-Alcohol Concentration |
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| The relative amount of ethanol in a person's blood stream |
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| Disease inwhich the liver cells harden, turn orange, and die |
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| Mental retardation patterns in a child due to mother's drinking alcohol while pregers |
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| The ability of the mind to make judgements and to promote correct actions |
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| The effec of alcohol on the body followin intoxication |
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| A person dependent on alcohol |
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| Choosing not to drink alcoholic beverages |
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| A colorless, oily poison that is found in tobacco leaves |
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| Particles other than nicotine and moisture that are present in cigarette smoke |
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| A lung disease in which the tubes of the lungs become irritated and diseased |
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| A cronic lung disease in which the alvioli are damaged |
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| When a fetus dies of natural causes prior to birth |
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| The death of a fetus or child at birth |
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| Cigarette smoke produced by others inhaled by a nonsmoker |
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| Smoke inhailec and exhailed by a smoker |
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| Smoke that comes directly from the end of a lit cigarette |
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| Smoke that remains in an area of air |
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| Tobacco products that aren't smoked |
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| A white thickened area of irritation that's caused by tobacco |
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| Potentially harmful substances |
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| The introduction of pollutants into the environment |
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| The gaseous envelope which surrounds the earth |
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| Gas composed of three oxygen atoms O3 |
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| A governmental agency set up by the United states to set and Enforce standards for proper care of the environment |
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| Gases which appear to trap heat in the earth's atmosphere |
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| The process of the earth's surface absorbing the sun's radiation |
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| The removal of trees, forests, jungles, and rain forests |
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| A colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas that results from the disintegration of radium |
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| Air pollutants that result from natural or human actions |
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| Air pollutants that result from a chemical reaction between components found in air and various primary pollutants |
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| A secondary air pollutant produced from primary air pollutants in a reaction requiring energy input from sunlight |
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| Minute pieces of liquids or solids suspended in the air |
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| Particulates combining with sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid in the air |
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| Situation in which cool air and pollutants are trapped beneath a warm layer of air |
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| Water that is polluted with waste products from bathrooms and kitchens |
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| The release of heated water into the environment |
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| Earth materials suspended in or deposited in water |
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| The removal of soluble substances such as minerals or chemicals as water seeps or filters through the soil |
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| The combination of gases with moisture in the air to form an acid |
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| To use less of a resource |
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| The solid portion of waste |
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| The trait of a material to be decomposed by living organisms |
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| Dangerous waste products that can be in solid, liquid, or gas form |
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| A form of disposing of solid waste by depositing it in a pile |
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| A method of disposing solid waste by depositing it in an area and daily covering it with soil |
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| Burning solid waste at high temperatures |
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| To process waste materials so they can be resused |
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