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- 4. occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing. brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients.
- 7. an oath stating the obligations and proper conduct of doctors, formerly taken by those beginning medical practice
- 8. abnormally high blood pressure.
- 9. temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep.
- 14. The temperature obtained by placing an electronic probe in the ear canal.
- 15. a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary.
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- 1. the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the heart.
- 2. a condition marked by fever and often by unconsciousness, caused by failure of the body's temperature-regulating mechanism when exposed to excessively high temperatures.
- 3. improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment, especially by a medical practitioner, lawyer, or public official.
- 5. the condition of having an abnormally low body temperature, typically one that is dangerously low.
- 6. do not resuscitate.
- 10. a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.
- 11. a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
- 12. measurements of the body's most basic functions.
- 13. personal protective equipment.