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The application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.
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Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.
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The blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.
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The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood and expressed in millimeters of mercury.
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High blood pressure.
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Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions.
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The ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function properly.
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Abnormally low body temperature.
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The introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies.
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Communicable by contact.
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Measurements of the body’s most basic functions and useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems.
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A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.
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The state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host.
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Any disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite.
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An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people.
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To recognize a disease by signs and symptoms.
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A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.
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Something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder.
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A harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a host’s immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen.
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The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction; can be felt from the outside of the body.
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A sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce.
