1. Hypertension

High BLOOD PRESSURE(in the arteries).Essential HYPERTENSION may result of an unknown cause or KIDNEY disease or ENDOCRINE diseases.MALIGNANT hypertension will prove fatal if not treated.It may be a condition in itself or an end stage of essential ...

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2. Hyperthermia

1. Extremely high and abnormal body TEMPERATURE, ie A FEVER. 2.A method of treatment of certain diseases by artifically inducing a state of fever, achieved by a variety of technique

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3. Hyperthyroidism

Excessive activity of the THYROID GLAND - an overactive thyroid.It may be caused by increased growth of the gland, by the presence of a tumour or by GRAVE'S DISEASE

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4. Hyperventilation

Breathing at an abnormally rapid rate when at rest, which may be a response to stress and ,if not checked , results in unconsciousness because the concerntration of carbon dioxide in the BLODD falls. If the carbon dioxide level in the blood is abn...

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5. Hypnosis

A state of altered attention ,resembling sleep , in which the mind is more receptive to recall of memories of past events and to suggestion. The person who induces this state in another is known as a hypnotist. One of the ways of inducing hypnosis...

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