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| Any sensory nerve ending that responds to stimuli, originating from within the body related to movement and spacial position. |
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| The area above the stomach |
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| An obstruction of the intestines |
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| A pouchlike herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ. |
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| A varicosity in the the lower rectum or anus caused by congestion in the veins. |
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| The frequent passage of loose watery stools, may also contain mucus, pus, blood, or excessive amounts of fat |
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| Shortest, widest and most fixed portion of the small intestine. 25cm long divided into superior, descending horizontal and ascending portions. |
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| Substance that causes evacuation of the bowel by mild action by increasing the bulk of the feces softening the stool or lubricating the intestional wall. |
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| A drug that promotes the formation an an excrection of urine. |
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| The rate at which an illness or abnormality occurs in a particular area or population. |
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| Deminished capacity to form and pass urine. Less than 500mL in every 24hrs |
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| Chronic inability to sleep or to remain asleep throughout the night. |
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| A syndrome characterized by sudden sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis and visual or auditory hallucinations at the onset of sleep. |
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| Treatment other than through the digestive system |
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| Largest of the 4 muscles of the quadriceps femoris group, situated on the lateral side of the thigh. |
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| Subjective sensation, experienced as numbness, tingling, or a pins and needles feeling. |
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| A drug or other agent that tend to reduce tension. |
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A drug that reversibly depresses the activity of the CNS, used chiefly to induce sleep and allay anxiety.
Treatment of insomnia |
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State of exhaustion or a loss of strength of endurance.
Overwhelming exhaustion |
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| Opioid peptide acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems to reduce pain. |
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| An unconscious defense mechanism in which emotional conflict and anxiety are avoided by refusal to acknowledge those thoughts, feelings, desires, impulses, or facts that are consciously intolerable. |
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| An emotional reaction characterized by extreme displeasure, rage, indignation or hostility |
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Harmful effects of certain substances on the 8th cranial nerve or the organs of hearing and balance.
Toxic drugs include- aminoglycoside, antibiotics, asprin, furosemide and quinine. |
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| A mood disturbance characterized by feelings of sadness, despair, and discouragement resulting from and normally proportinate to some personal loss or tragedy. |
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