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Altitude, acclimatization to
>The depth of respiration increases; >The pressure in the pulmonary arteries increases, forcing blood into portions of the lung which are normally not used at sea level; >We make more red blood cells to carry oxygen; >We make more of a…
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Show more- Cancer registry A register designed to collect information about the occurrence (incidence) of cancer, the types of cancers…
- Elavil See: Amitriptyline
- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Hypothalamus The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst
- EBA (epidermolysis bullosa acquisita) See: Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
- CNPs Copy number polymorphisms
- Incontinence, rectal Inability to hold feces in the rectum due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters with…
- Fever, chikungunya See: Chikungunya
- LLL Acronym for the left lower lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is the left…
- Node, sinoatrial The sinoatrial is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system that controls the…
- Female internal genitalia The internal genital structures of the female, comprising the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus…
- Joint, atloaxoid : The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…