Glossary
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- Abacterial
- Free from bacteria
- Abcess
- An inflamed cavity in the tissue where pus accumulates.
- Aberrations
- Deviation from the usual course or condition
- Ablation
- Separation or detachment
- Absorption
- The movement of a substance from the site of administration into the bloodstream.
- Accommodation
- The ability of the bladder wall to stretch as the bladder fills.
- Acidosis
- Accumulation of acid and hydrogen ions in the blood and body tissues resulting in a decrease of pH
- Acini
- small cavities in the prostate surrounded by secretory cells
- Acquired immunity
- Mechanisms that an individual develops after birth that defend against foreign substances.
- Acute
- Short-lived.
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