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Afebrile
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Not feverish
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Axilla
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the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder
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Celsius
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A unit of temperature where water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions
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Fahrenheit
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A degree of temperature where the melting point of water is 32°F and the boiling point is 212°F, most used temperature scale in the US
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Febrile
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Feverish
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Metabolism
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The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life
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Mucosa
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A membrane rich in mucous glands
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Pyrexia
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Raised body temperature; fever
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Tympanic
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A thin membrane inside the ear canal
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Aneroid manometer
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A device used by medical professionals to measure blood pressure, which is the force exerted on the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood around the body
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Bell
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a measurement of the pressure in your arteries during the active and resting phases of each heartbeat
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Diaphragm
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A dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs
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Dialostic
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Relating to the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood, often contrasted with systolic
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Hypertension
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(AKA High blood pressure) High pressure in the arteries
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Hypotension
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(AKA Low blood pressure) A blood pressure reading below the specified limit
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