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Abrasion
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An injury caused by scraping or rubbing of the skin against a rough surface.
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Alimentary canal
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Organs of digestion.
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Agonal
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Shallow, ineffective breaths which occur following cardiac arrest
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Anaphylactic Shock
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Sudden condition caused by hypersensitivity of the body to foreign materials or drugs; allergic reaction.
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Aneurysm
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Ballooning of an artery due to pressure of blood flowing through a weakened area, resulting from disease, injury or defect in the blood vessel wall.
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Angina Pectoris
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Spasmodic chest pain characterized by a sense of severe constriction in the chest.
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Anoxia
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Absence of respiration.
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Aorta
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The main atery of the heart.
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Apnea
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Absence of respiration.
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Arrhythmia
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An abnormality of the rhythm or rate of the heart.
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Asphyxia
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Suffocation.
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Aspirate
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To draw in or out of suction; to breathe liquid or foreign material into the lungs.
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Asthma
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A respiratory condition caused by bronchilolar spasm.
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Avulsion
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Forcible separation or tearing away of a body part or tissue.
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Bradycardia
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Slow heart rate below 60 bpm
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