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What Does The Term "Blood Pressure" Refer To?
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What Is A "Calorie" In Nutrition?
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What Does It Mean When A Doctor Says You Are "Dehydrated"?
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Which Term Describes A Condition That Lasts A Long Time?
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What Does "Inflammation" Mean In The Body?
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What Is Someone Experiencing If They Have "Insomnia"?
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What Does "Metabolism" Control In Your Body?
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Which Term Means A Tumor That Is Not Cancerous?
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What Does A Doctor Mean By "Prognosis"?
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What Is The "Immune System" Responsible For?
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What Does The Term "Hypertension" Actually Mean?
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What Is Someone Said To Have If They Are "Anemic"?
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Which Term Describes The Soft Tissue Connecting Bones At A Joint?
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What Does "Topical" Mean When Listed On A Medicine?
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What Is A "Placebo" In A Medical Study?
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Which Term Means The Body Is Unable To Regulate Blood Sugar?
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What Does It Mean When A Doctor Calls Something "Acute"?
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What Is "Osteoporosis" A Condition Of?
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What Does "Cardiovascular" Refer To In Your Body?
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Which Health Term Means A Doctor-Ordered Treatment Plan?
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What Does A Doctor Mean By Your "Pulse"?
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Which Term Means The Body Is Fighting An Infection?
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What Is A "Fracture" In Medical Terms?
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What Does "Blood Sugar" Actually Measure In Your Body?
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What Is Someone Said To Have If They Are "Nauseous"?
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Which Term Describes A Doctor Who Specializes In Skin?
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What Does "Sedentary" Mean When Describing A Lifestyle?
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What Is The "Thyroid" Responsible For In Your Body?
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What Does "Hydration" Refer To When Talking About Health?
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Which Term Means A Medicine That Reduces Pain?
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What Does A Doctor Mean By Your 'Reflexes'?
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What Is 'Vertigo' Most Commonly Described As?
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Which Term Means The Study Of The Aging Process?
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What Does 'Saturated Fat' Mean On A Food Label?
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What Is A 'Migraine' Different From A Regular Headache?
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Which Term Describes A Doctor Who Treats Bone And Joint Problems?
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What Does 'Benign' Mean When Describing A Health Condition?
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What Is 'Cortisol' Commonly Known As In The Body?
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What Does 'Posture' Refer To In Terms Of Your Health?
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Which Term Means A Doctor's Written Order For A Medical Test?
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What Does A Doctor Mean By Your 'Symptoms'?
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What Is A 'Specialist' In The Medical World?
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Which Term Means The Body's Ability To Heal Itself?
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What Does 'Blood Type' Identify In Your Body?
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What Is 'Cholesterol' Primarily Known As In Health?
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Which Term Describes A Medicine That Kills Bacteria?
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What Does 'Respiratory' Refer To In Your Body?
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What Is Someone Doing If They Check Their 'BMI'?
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Which Term Means A Substance The Body Cannot Digest?
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What Does 'Vaccination' Do To Protect Your Health?
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What Does A Doctor Mean By Your 'Circulation'?
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Which Term Means The Outer Layer Of Your Skin?
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What Is Someone Said To Have If They Are 'Hypo-glycemic'?
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What Does 'Dietary Fiber' Actually Do In Your Body?
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Which Term Describes A Doctor Who Specializes In The Heart?
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What Does 'Tendon' Connect In Your Body?
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What Is 'Collagen' Best Known For In The Body?
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Which Term Means The Body Reacts Badly To A Substance?
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What Does A Doctor Mean By A Patient's 'Vital Signs'?
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Which Term Means A Condition Present From Birth?
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What Is A 'Diagnosis' In Medical Terms?
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Which Term Means The Body Absorbs A Nutrient Properly?
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What Does 'Topical Anesthetic' Do When Applied?
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What Is The 'Lymphatic System' Best Known For Doing?
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Which Term Describes A Doctor Who Treats Eye Conditions?
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What Does 'Hormones' Refer To In Your Body?
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What Is Someone Said To Have If They Are 'Immunocompromised'?
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Which Term Means The Recommended Daily Amount Of A Nutrient?
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What Does 'Remission' Mean For Someone With An Illness?
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What Does 'Cardiac' Refer To In Medical Terms?
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What Is A 'Fracture' Different From A 'Break'?
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Which Term Describes Fluid-Filled Sacs That Cushion Your Joints?
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What Does 'Nocturnal' Mean When Describing A Health Symptom?
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What Is 'Serotonin' Best Known As In The Body?
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Force Of Blood Flow
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Oxygen In Blood
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Heart Valve Function
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Blood Sugar Level
Blood pressure measures the force blood exerts against artery walls, and a normal reading is around 120/80 mmHg.
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A Sugar Molecule
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A Unit Of Energy
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A Type Of Fat
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A Vitamin Measurement
The word calorie comes from the Latin word for heat, and food calories technically measure how much energy your body can release from food.
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Low On Fluids
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Low On Calcium
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Low On Iron
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Low On Protein
Your body is about 60% water, and losing just 2% of that through sweat or illness is enough to cause noticeable fatigue and confusion.
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Benign
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Acute
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Chronic
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Dormant
The word chronic comes from the Greek word for time, and doctors generally use it for conditions lasting three months or longer.
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Muscle Fatigue
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Blocked Artery
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Swelling And Redness
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Nerve Pain Signal
Inflammation is actually your immune system working to protect you, though chronic inflammation has been linked to heart disease and arthritis.
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Trouble Concentrating
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Trouble Breathing
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Trouble Digesting
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Trouble Sleeping
Ancient Romans used the word insomnia, and today about one in three adults experiences it at some point, with women being more commonly affected.
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How You Burn Energy
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How You Absorb Vitamins
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How You Fight Infection
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How You Regulate Mood
Your metabolism runs even while you sleep, and muscle tissue burns more calories at rest than fat tissue does, which is why strength matters as we age.
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Benign
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Malignant
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Acute
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Chronic
Benign comes from the Latin word for kind, while its opposite, malignant, comes from a Latin word meaning born evil — doctors have used both terms since the 1600s.
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Test Results
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Recommended Treatment
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Medical History
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Expected Outcome
Prognosis comes from a Greek word meaning foreknowledge, and Hippocrates, the father of medicine, wrote entire texts on predicting patient outcomes around 400 BC.
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Controlling Digestion
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Fighting Off Illness
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Pumping Blood Around
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Regulating Body Temperature
Your immune system produces about 100 billion new cells every single day, making it one of the most active and remarkable systems in the human body.
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Low Oxygen Levels
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High Blood Pressure
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High Blood Sugar
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Rapid Heart Rate
Hypertension affects nearly half of American adults and is often called a silent killer because it causes no obvious symptoms.
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Weakened Immune System
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Low White Blood Cells
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Too Much Iron Stored
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Too Few Red Blood Cells
Iron-deficiency anemia is the world's most common nutritional disorder, affecting roughly two billion people globally.
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Cartilage
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Fascia
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Ligament
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Tendon
Tendons connect muscle to bone, while ligaments connect bone to bone — a distinction doctors say patients mix up constantly.
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Given By Injection
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Applied To The Skin
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Taken By Mouth
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Absorbed Under Tongue
Topical medicines work locally rather than traveling through the bloodstream, which is why they cause fewer whole-body side effects.
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A Fake Treatment
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A Standard Vaccine
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An Experimental Drug
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A Control Dosage
The placebo effect was formally documented in 1955 by researcher Henry Beecher, who found sugar pills could produce real measurable improvements in patients.
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Diabetes
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Anemia
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Osteoporosis
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Hypertension
Insulin, the hormone that manages blood sugar, was first successfully used to treat a diabetic patient in Toronto in January 1922.
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Sudden And Short-Lived
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Rare And Unusual
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Mild And Manageable
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Slow And Progressive
Acute comes from the Latin word for sharp, and doctors use it to contrast with chronic conditions that linger for months or years.
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Muscle Wasting
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Stiff Joints
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Weakening Bones
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Nerve Damage
The word osteoporosis literally means porous bones in Greek, and women lose bone density fastest in the first few years after menopause.
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Brain And Nerves
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Stomach And Intestines
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Lungs And Airways
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Heart And Blood Vessels
Cardio comes from the Greek word for heart and vascular from the Latin for vessel — your cardiovascular system spans roughly 60,000 miles of blood vessels.
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Referral
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Consultation
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Prescription
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Diagnosis
The Rx symbol on prescriptions comes from the Latin word recipe, meaning take thou, and has been used by physicians since the Middle Ages.
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Your Breathing Speed
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Your Body Temperature
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Your Heartbeat Rate
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Your Blood Pressure
Doctors have measured pulse at the wrist since ancient Egypt, using it to assess heart health in seconds.
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Vertigo
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Fever
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Nausea
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Fatigue
A fever above 98.6°F is actually the immune system raising body temperature to make conditions hostile for bacteria.
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A Bruised Tendon
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A Sprained Joint
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A Torn Muscle
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A Broken Bone
The word fracture comes from Latin meaning "to break" and includes everything from hairline cracks to complete breaks.
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Glucose In The Blood
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Iron In The Blood
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Fat In The Blood
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Protein In The Blood
Glucose is the brain's primary fuel source, which is why low blood sugar can cause dizziness and confusion so quickly.
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A Skin Rash
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An Upset Stomach
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A Sore Throat
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A Headache
The word nausea comes from the Greek word for ship, because ancient sailors were famously prone to seasickness.
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Oncologist
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Cardiologist
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Dermatologist
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Neurologist
The skin is the body's largest organ, covering about 22 square feet in the average adult — no wonder it has its own specialist.
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Mostly Sitting Still
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Highly Active
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Poorly Nourished
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Frequently Stressed
Studies show sedentary behavior for more than eight hours daily raises heart disease risk even in people who exercise regularly.
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Regulating Metabolism
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Filtering The Blood
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Producing Insulin
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Controlling Balance
This small butterfly-shaped gland in your neck influences weight, energy, mood, and even hair thickness — all at once.
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Balancing Your Diet
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Eating Enough Fiber
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Getting Enough Sleep
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Keeping The Body Watered
Even mild dehydration of just 1-2% of body weight can noticeably reduce concentration and make fatigue feel much worse.
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Antibiotic
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Antihistamine
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Analgesic
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Antacid
Aspirin, one of the world's oldest analgesics, was first isolated from willow bark — a remedy ancient Egyptians used thousands of years ago.
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Muscle Strength
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Automatic Body Responses
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Joint Flexibility
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Nerve Pain Signals
Reflexes are involuntary reactions — the knee-jerk reflex test was first described by doctors in 1875.
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A Spinning Sensation
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Sudden Hearing Loss
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Blurred Vision
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Ringing In Ears
Vertigo is often caused by tiny calcium crystals shifting inside the inner ear, not by the brain itself.
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Cardiology
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Gerontology
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Pathology
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Neurology
Gerontology became a formal scientific field in 1903 when Russian biologist Élie Metchnikoff coined the term.
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Solid Fat From Animals
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Artificially Added Fat
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Fat From Plant Oils
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Low-Calorie Fat
Saturated fats are solid at room temperature — butter and coconut oil are classic examples most people have in their kitchens.
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It Lasts Under An Hour
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It Only Affects Older Adults
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It Causes Intense Throbbing Pain
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It Is Caused By Dehydration
Migraines often come with light sensitivity and nausea — ancient Egyptians described migraine symptoms as far back as 1200 BC.
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Physiatrist
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Rheumatologist
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Neurologist
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Orthopedist
The word orthopedics comes from Greek words meaning 'straight child' — it was originally focused on correcting childhood bone deformities.
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Caused By A Virus
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Affecting Only One Area
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Not Harmful Or Dangerous
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Easily Treated With Medicine
Benign comes from the Latin word meaning 'kind' — doctors use it most often to describe non-cancerous growths that won't spread.
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The Stress Hormone
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The Growth Hormone
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The Sleep Hormone
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The Hunger Hormone
Cortisol is released by the adrenal glands and was first isolated by scientists at Mayo Clinic in the 1940s.
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How Fast You Walk
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Your Balance And Coordination
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How You Hold Your Body
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Your Spine's Bone Density
Poor posture can compress spinal discs over time — researchers found that slouching adds up to 40 extra pounds of pressure on the neck.
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A Consultation
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A Diagnosis
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A Requisition
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A Prognosis
Lab requisitions became standardized forms in the 20th century as hospitals needed consistent paperwork to track ordered tests.
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Test Results
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Signs Of Illness
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Recovery Time
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Treatment Steps
The word 'symptom' comes from the Greek word meaning 'something that has befallen you,' first used medically around the 16th century.
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A Focused Expert Doctor
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A Surgical Nurse
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A General Practitioner
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A Hospital Administrator
Most specialists complete an extra three to seven years of training beyond medical school to focus on one area of the body.
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Regeneration
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Metabolism
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Inflammation
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Circulation
The human liver is one of the most remarkable regenerating organs, able to regrow to full size from just 25 percent of its original tissue.
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Markers On Red Blood Cells
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Thickness Of Your Blood
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Speed Of Blood Flow
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Iron Levels In Blood
Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system in 1901, a breakthrough that made safe blood transfusions possible for the first time.
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A Fatty Substance In Blood
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A Bone Mineral
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A Type Of Blood Sugar
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A Digestive Enzyme
Your body actually produces about 80 percent of its own cholesterol in the liver, and it plays a vital role in building every cell membrane you have.
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Antioxidant
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Antihistamine
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Antacid
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Antibiotic
Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928 when mold contaminated one of his laboratory petri dishes.
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Muscles And Joints
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Digestion And Stomach
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Breathing And Lungs
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Brain And Nerves
Your lungs take about 20,000 breaths every single day, and over a lifetime that adds up to roughly half a billion breaths total.
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Counting Daily Calories
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Measuring Weight Versus Height
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Testing Their Blood Sugar
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Tracking Their Heart Rate
BMI, or Body Mass Index, was invented by Belgian mathematician Adolphe Quetelet in the 1830s — long before it was used as a health tool.
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Glucose
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Starch
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Protein
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Fiber
Dietary fiber passes through your digestive system largely intact, and research shows it feeds the beneficial bacteria living in your gut.
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Repairs Damaged Tissue
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Kills An Active Infection
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Trains Your Immune System
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Reduces Pain And Fever
Edward Jenner created the world's first vaccine in 1796 using cowpox material to protect against smallpox, saving hundreds of millions of lives.
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Blood Moving Through Body
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Nerve Signal Firing
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Breathing In And Out
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Muscle Contracting
William Harvey first described blood circulation in 1628, overturning 1,400 years of medical belief.
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Epidermis
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Fascia
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Dermis
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Cartilage
The epidermis completely replaces itself roughly every 27 days, shedding around 30,000 dead skin cells hourly.
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High Blood Pressure
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Low Blood Sugar
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High Cholesterol
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Low Iron Levels
The prefix hypo means under or below in Greek, making hypoglycemia literally mean below-normal glucose.
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Aids Your Digestion
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Builds Muscle Tissue
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Produces Red Cells
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Stores Body Fat
Fiber feeds beneficial gut bacteria, and researchers now link a healthy gut microbiome to improved mood and immunity.
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Cardiologist
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Endocrinologist
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Neurologist
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Pulmonologist
The word cardiologist comes from the Greek kardia meaning heart, the same root found in the word cardigan — named for its button-over-the-chest design.
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Muscle To Bone
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Organ To Tissue
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Bone To Bone
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Nerve To Muscle
The Achilles tendon, the strongest in the human body, can withstand a force equal to 12 times your body weight.
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Regulating Hormones
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Filtering Toxins
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Carrying Oxygen
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Keeping Skin Firm
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, making up about one-third of total protein content.
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Hormonal Imbalance
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Muscle Spasm
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Viral Infection
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Allergic Reaction
Allergies occur when the immune system mistakes a harmless substance for a threat and launches an attack against it.
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Basic Body Measurements
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Lab Test Results
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X-Ray Findings
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Medical History Notes
The four classic vital signs are temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and breathing rate, measured at nearly every doctor visit.
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Terminal
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Acquired
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Congenital
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Hereditary
Congenital comes from the Latin congenitus meaning born together, and about 1 in 33 babies is born with a congenital condition.
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Identifying A Condition
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Prescribing Medicine
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Scheduling Surgery
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Running A Lab Test
The word diagnosis dates to ancient Greek physicians who used it to mean 'discerning' — separating one illness from another by its signs.
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Metabolism
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Digestion
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Excretion
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Absorption
Absorption happens mainly in the small intestine, whose lining has millions of tiny finger-like projections called villi to maximize nutrient uptake.
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Kills Bacteria
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Stops Bleeding
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Reduces Swelling
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Numbs The Skin
Topical anesthetics work by blocking nerve signals at the skin's surface — dentists often apply a gel form before giving an injection.
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Filtering The Blood
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Pumping Blood Around
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Producing Hormones
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Draining Excess Fluid
The lymphatic system acts like a drainage network, and it also carries immune cells — swollen lymph nodes are actually your body fighting back.
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Rheumatologist
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Endocrinologist
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Neurologist
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Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who can perform eye surgery, unlike optometrists who primarily prescribe glasses and contact lenses.
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Digestive Enzymes
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Nerve Signals
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Blood Proteins
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Chemical Messengers
The word hormone comes from a Greek word meaning 'to set in motion' — your body produces over 50 different hormones that regulate nearly everything.
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A Severe Allergy
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A Weakened Immune System
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A Chronic Infection
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A Blood Disorder
Immunocompromised people include those on chemotherapy or organ transplant drugs, since those treatments intentionally lower immune activity.
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Nutrient Index
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Daily Value
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Caloric Intake
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Serving Size
The Daily Value percentages on food labels were introduced by the FDA in 1994 to help shoppers quickly compare nutritional content at a glance.
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Symptoms Have Decreased
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The Illness Is Cured
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Treatment Has Started
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The Condition Worsened
Remission does not mean cured — cancer patients in full remission are carefully monitored for years because the disease can return without warning.
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The Kidneys
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The Lungs
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The Heart
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The Liver
From the Greek word 'kardia,' cardiac has described heart-related conditions since ancient medical texts over 2,000 years ago.
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A Break Is Worse
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A Fracture Is A Crack
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A Fracture Is Worse
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They Are The Same
Doctors use both words interchangeably — any disruption to bone structure, from a hairline crack to a full snap, is medically called a fracture.
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Tendons
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Cartilage
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Ligaments
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Bursae
Bursae are tiny fluid-filled cushions found near joints — when they swell from overuse, the painful condition is called bursitis.
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Happens In The Morning
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Happens Without Warning
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Happens At Night
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Happens After Eating
From the Latin 'nox' meaning night, doctors use nocturnal to flag symptoms like leg cramps or frequent urination that specifically occur during sleep hours.
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The Sleep Hormone
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The Energy Booster
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The Feel-Good Chemical
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The Stress Hormone
About 90 percent of your body's serotonin is actually made in your gut, not your brain — earning the gut the nickname 'the second brain.'
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