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Calorie
Calorie The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree. Commonly used to express the amount of energy-producing value in food.
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Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
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Heat, one of the four classic signs of inflammation (together with dolor, rubor and tumor).
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Heat, pain, redness, and swelling. The four classical signs of inflammation.
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The anatomical term for towards the head; also the general term for of the head. i.e. the lungs are cranial to the pelvis. See Caudal/Inferior/Superior
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A generally weakened, emaciated condition of the body.
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A disease in children affecting the growth plate of the head of the thigh, caused by interference in the blood supply.
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A small, blood-containing vessel connecting the veins and arteries.
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