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Hemorrhage
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Abnormal loss or discharge of blood.
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Hypertension
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High blood pressure.
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Hypotension
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Low blood pressure.
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Impaction
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Tightly wedged hard stool in bowel.
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Involuntary
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Uncontrollable.
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Incontinent
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Involuntary evacuation of bowel or bladder.
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Mental
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Relates to the mind.
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Myocardial Infarction
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Heart attack.
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Paraplegia
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Paralysis of the lower half of the body--waist down.
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Physical
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Relates to the body.
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Prosthesis
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Artificial or man-made part or organ (dentures, false eye).
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Pressure Sore
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Ulcerated worn away area on the skin. Also called decubitus ulcer.
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Pulse
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Rhythmical throbbing of artery showing how fast heart is beating.
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Regress
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Go back, as to child-like behavior.
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Respiration
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The act of breathing. One inspiration and one expiration=one respiration.
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