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  1. anatomy
    the study of the structure of animals
  2. physiology
    the science dealing with the functioning of organisms
  3. perineal
    of or relating to the perineum
  4. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
  5. flexion
    the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
  6. immerse
    cause to be submerged
  7. limb
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal
  8. appendage
    a part that is joined to something larger
  9. reproductive
    producing new life or offspring
  10. secretion
    the organic process of releasing some substance
  11. excretion
    the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  12. mucous membrane
    mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
  13. exterior
    situated in the outdoors or outside of a building
  14. rectal
    of or involving the rectum
  15. rectum
    the terminal section of the alimentary canal
  16. alimentary canal
    tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
  17. extension
    act of expanding in scope
  18. scope
    the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  19. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  20. abduction
    the criminal act of carrying someone away by force
  21. edit
    prepare for publication or presentation by revising
  22. publication
    the act of issuing printed materials
  23. presentation
    the act of formally giving something, as a prize
  24. revising
    editing that involves writing something again
  25. editing
    putting something into acceptable form
  26. acceptable
    worthy of approval or satisfactory
  27. worthy
    an important, honorable person
  28. honorable
    deserving of esteem and respect
  29. esteem
    the condition of being honored
  30. honored
    having an illustrious reputation; respected
  31. ultimately
    as the end result of a succession or process
  32. succession
    the action or process of taking over an office or position
  33. acquisition agreement
    contract governing the merger of two or more companies
  34. descent
    a movement downward
  35. downward
    extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
  36. extend
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
  37. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  38. widely
    to a great degree
  39. degree
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
  40. identifiable
    capable of being recognized
  41. capable
    having ability
  42. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  43. produce
    bring forth or yield
  44. bring forth
    bring into existence
  45. yield
    give or supply
  46. perform
    get done
  47. existence
    the state or fact of being
  48. supply
    circulate or distribute or equip with
  49. circular
    having a circular shape
  50. distribute
    give to several people
  51. drift
    be in motion due to some air or water current
  52. seldom
    not often
  53. median value
    the value below which 50% of the cases fall
  54. convalescent
    returning to health after illness or debility
  55. debility
    the state of being weak in health or body
  56. isolation
    the act of setting something apart from others
  57. conductor
    the person who leads a musical group
  58. compassionate
    showing or having sympathy for another's suffering
  59. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  60. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  61. harmony
    compatibility in opinion and action
  62. kinship
    relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
  63. compatibility
    capability of existing in harmonious combination
  64. presumption
    a premise that is taken for granted
  65. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  66. granted
    acknowledged as a supposition
  67. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  68. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  69. legendary
    so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a myth
  70. alimentary
    of or providing nourishment
  71. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
  72. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  73. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  74. AN
    an associate degree in nursing
  75. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  76. attribute
    a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  77. abstraction
    the process of formulating general concepts
  78. entity
    that which is perceived to have its own distinct existence
  79. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  80. hypertension
    a disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high
  81. hypoglycemia
    abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
  82. hyperglycemia
    abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
  83. glucose
    a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms
  84. insulin
    a glucose-regulating hormone produced in the pancreas
  85. pancreas
    a large gland that secretes insulin and digestive enzymes
  86. pancreatitis
    inflammation of the pancreas
  87. inflammation
    painful swelling of body tissues due to injury or irritation
  88. body weight
    the weight of a person's body
  89. irritation
    an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
  90. lukewarm
    moderately warm
  91. cool
    neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
  92. cold
    having a low or inadequate temperature
  93. inadequate
    not sufficient to meet a need
  94. extremity
    the outermost or farthest region or point
  95. insulin reaction
    hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma
  96. coma
    a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
  97. infection
    the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  98. adult-onset diabetes
    mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
  99. adult-onset diabetes mellitus
    mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
  100. hypoglycemic
    of or relating to hypoglycemia
  101. obesity
    the condition of being excessively overweight
  102. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  103. insulin reaction
    hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma
  104. resistance
    any mechanical force that tends to slow or oppose motion
  105. juvenile-onset diabetes
    severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset
  106. onset
    the beginning or early stages
  107. heredity
    the transmission of genetic factors to the next generation
  108. blood pressure
    the force exerted by fluid pumped through the circulatory system
  109. cholesterol
    a substance in the blood that can cause heart disease
  110. heart disease
    a disease of the heart
  111. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
  112. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  113. neurological disorder
    a disorder of the nervous system
  114. disorder
    a condition in which things are not in their expected places
  115. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  116. progressive
    favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas
  117. stroke
    a single complete movement
  118. dementia
    mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
  119. multiple sclerosis
    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
  120. Parkinson's disease
    a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
  121. brain
    the organ that is the center of the nervous system
  122. spinal cord
    a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
  123. diabetes mellitus
    diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
  124. metabolic disorder
    a disorder or defect of metabolism
  125. bloodstream
    the blood flowing through the circulatory system
  126. of age
    having attained a specific age;
  127. essential
    basic and fundamental
  128. basic
    reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible
  129. fundamental
    being or involving basic facts or principles
  130. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  131. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  132. macular degeneration
    eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness
  133. respiratory distress syndrome
    an acute lung disease of the newborn
  134. visually impaired
    having greatly reduced vision
  135. reduced
    made less in size or amount or degree
  136. postmortem
    occurring or done after death
  137. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  138. combative
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  139. resuscitate
    cause to regain consciousness
  140. regain
    get or find back; recover the use of
  141. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
  142. unconscious
    lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception
  143. sensory
    relating to or concerned in sensation
  144. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  145. accompany
    go or travel along with
  146. along
    in line with a length or direction
  147. fecal impaction
    accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move
  148. colon
    the part of the large intestine between the cecum and rectum
  149. cecum
    the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
  150. ileum
    the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
  151. jejunum
    the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum
  152. intestine
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
  153. alimentary canal
    tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
  154. micro-organism
    any living thing that is too small to be seen with the naked eye
  155. organism
    a system considered analogous to a living body
  156. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  157. living
    pertaining to living persons
  158. compassionate
    showing or having sympathy for another's suffering
  159. spasm
    a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  160. muscle spasm
    a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  161. involuntary muscle
    a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
  162. blood vessel
    a vessel in which blood circulates
  163. point
    a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
  164. distinguish
    mark as different
  165. individuation
    the quality of being individual
  166. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  167. contract
    make or become more narrow or restricted
  168. narrow
    not wide
  169. degree
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
  170. restricted
    subject to an act of limitation
  171. scope
    the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  172. limitation
    an act of restricting (as by regulation)
  173. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  174. accuracy
    the quality of being near to the true value
  175. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
  176. render
    give or supply
  177. examine
    observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Created on Sun Dec 02 00:53:19 EST 2012 (updated Sat Dec 08 09:35:19 EST 2012)

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