Chapter 11

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All microorganisms cause disease

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false

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bacteria reproduce very slowly

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False - reproduction rate of bacteria is affected by change in temperature, nutrition and pH

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most fungi do not cause disease in humans

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true

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Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked.

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True

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Untreated strep throat is not serious and does not lead to complications

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false

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A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms is called a stain.

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true

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bacteria that stain purple are gram positive

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true

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the study of all factors that cause disease is known as Etiology.

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true

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Infarction is an area of dead tissue caused by an invasion of bacteria or loss of blood supply.

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false - caused by lack of oxygen

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disease caused by an error in the individual's genetic makeup is known as a hereditary disease

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true

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bacterial infections of the skin include chickenpox.

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false - viral

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anthrax and scarlet fever are bacterial infections of the skin.

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true

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The most common type of anemia inthe U. S. is sickle cell

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False - iron anemia

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the sudden onset of a disease marked by intensity is described as chronic

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false - acute

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Thrombophlebitis occurs most commonly in the lower legs

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True

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Chronic is to develop gradually and persistent for a long period, often the remainder of a person's life.

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True

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Mast cells are the primary source of histamine and heparin

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True

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Bacilli are spiral shaped bacteria

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false - Rod shaped

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cocci are spherical bateria

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true

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streptobacillia are bacteria in which the rods or filaments tend to fragment into chains

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true

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A precancerous legion which occurs on mucous membrane of the tongue and is common whith smokers is

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Leukoplakia

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A condition in which the heart is unable to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues and organs is

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cardiac failure

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the diagnisis and treatment of disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders are called

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Neurology

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An inflammatin of the menings of the brain and spinal cord due usually to a bacterial infection fromthe ears, sinuses, lungs, or a brain abscess is called

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Meningitis

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Which of the following functional changes would be least expected in patients with acute mocardial infarction

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a decrease in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure

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A quick rising and collapsing (waterhammer) pulse is characteristic of

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aortic regurgitation

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A lift or heave is the rise with each heartbeat of the

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sturnum

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Hypertension in the adult is defined as blood pressure greater than

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140/90 mm Hg

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The precordium refers to the area of the chest overlying the

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heart

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A slow rising and sustained carotid pulse is a characteristic of

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aortic stenosis

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in cluster headaches

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there may be conjuctival injection and tearing of the eye on the involved side

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Migraine headaches maybe

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heralded by visual disturbances
aggraved by oral contraceptives
continuous, lasting for weeks

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The most common type of headaches is a

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tension headache

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Variation in the shape of the red cells would be indicated as

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poikkilocytosis

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Erythoblastosis fetalis is an example of what type of disease found in newborns characterized by anemia, jaundice,liver and spleen inlargement

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hemolytic

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a thrombic occulsionis a/an

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blocking of an artery by a clot

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an inflammation of the skin usually causing itching ans sometimes accompanied by scaling or blisters is

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eczema

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coronary artery diseas is directly associtated with

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restricted blood flow to the heart

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a congenital defect consisting of the absence of a vertebral arch of the spinal column is called

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spina bifida

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paralysis of the lower limbs and at varying degrees of the lower trunk is called

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paraplegia

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A seizure disorder affecting 1 to 2 % of the population and is associated with electrical impulses from the neurons of the brain

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epilepsy

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persons incapable of forming melanin are called

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albino

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Increasing evidence has linked thedisease idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) with

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castastrophic lysis of platelets in the free circulation

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serum sickness

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occurs only after the administration of foreign serums to humans

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individuals at risk for hemolytic reaction to transfused blood are those sensitized to red blood cell antigens

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transfusions and pregnancy

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Hereditary angiedema (HANE)

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manifest as recurrent bouts of edema involving peripheral structures as well as the larynx and bowel

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Which of the following are characteristics of infantile eczema?

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it is associated with red, raised, pruritic, scaling areas involving the cheeks, scalp and diaper area

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Which of the following may precipitate individual attacks of asthma?

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volatiel irritants from organic solvents,

exposure to mists and dusts in individual plants,

inhalation of cold air

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A condition indication that certain elements are lacking in the blood

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Anemia

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A mysterious condition which kills apparently healthy infants between the ages of 4 weeks and 7 months

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(SIDS) sudden infant death syndrome

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An acute bronchopneumonia which derived its name from a highly publicized incident where 182 people developed the disease at a convention in Philadephia in 1976:

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Legionnaires' disease

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A metabolic bone disorder affecting promarily postmenopausal women and is characterized by the loss of calcium and phosphate from the bone:

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osteoporosis

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What chronic infammatory disease attacks joints and surrounding tissues and is intermittent with periods of remission?

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rheumatoid arthritis

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What contagious , superficial skin infection is usually seen in young children?

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impetigo

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A condition of excessive intraocular pressure which results in atrophy of the optic nerve is called

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glaucoma

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a gradually developing cloudiness of the lens, occurring most frequently in persons over 70 year of age is

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cataracts

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which of the following tissue changes are associated with uncomplicated asthma?

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smooth muscle spasm, mucosal edema

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a fragile organism called gonococcus bacteria causes which of the following?

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gonorrhea

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a chronic disease of insulin deficiency or resistance is

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dibetes mellitus

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a critical illness resulting in the sudden cessation of kidney function is

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renal failure

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a condition characterized by alternating periods of constipation and diarrhea is called

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spastic colon

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an encircled lesion in the mucous membrane lining of the stomach is

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peptic ulcer

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a crack or tear in the ining of the anus is referred to as

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fissure

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a condition characterized by frequent liquid stools is

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diarrhea

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congenital anemia occurs primarily in African Americans and about one in ten carry the abnormal gene called

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sickle cell

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the most potent stimulus to increasing coronary blood flow is called

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local myocardial hypoxia

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the medical term for the physician who treats skin disease is called

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dermatologist

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the term for disease producing is

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pathogenic

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diabetes mellitus is a disease that involves the

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pancreas

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a medical specialty in which radioactive substances are used in the dianosis and treatment of disease is

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nuclear medicine

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diagnosis and treatment of maladies of the musculoskeletal system

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orthopaedic surgery

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osteolysis means

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dissolving of bone

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Inflammation of the renal pelvis is referred to as

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pyelonephritis

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Leukemia

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blood condition involving white blood cells

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intercostal refers to

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between the ribs

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Inside the cells is referred to as

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intracellular

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Hepatitis is inflammation of the

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inflammation of the liver

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a malignant tumor is referred to as

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carcinoma

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a malignant tumor ot the epithelium is a

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carcinoma

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pathology is

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the study of disease

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high blood pressure is referred to as

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hypertension

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a myoma is

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a tumor of the muscle

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bradycardia refers to

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slow heartbeat

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infection refers to

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sepsis

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remission refers to

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lessening of symptoms

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relapse refers to

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recurrence of symptoms

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pancytopenia refers to

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decrease in all blood cells

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Metastasis refers to

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growth of cancer cells from one tissue to another

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Liver enlargement is referred to as

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hepatolmegaly

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an abnormal increase in red cells is called

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erthrocytosis

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one who studies disease is a

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pathologist

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inflammation of the joint and bone is referred to as

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osteoarthritis

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Hysteropathy refers to

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any uterine disorder

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an allergy is

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state of hypersensitivity

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anemias are diseases of the

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red blood cells