word humor has various definitions. Wikipedia defines humor as the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement; whereas theasarus.com merely defines it as comedy and/or funniness. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks‚ which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body‚ known as humors (Latin: humor‚ "body fluid")‚ control human health and emotion. A few synonyms include amusement‚ banter and happiness. Antonyms include drama
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in zoos may develop a disease called Zoochosis. They are also held in terrible captivity.Lastly they re not getting enough exercise. Animals are getting held in terrible I watched a video about a 32 year old chimpanzee named Iris in a Zoo called Chestatee Wildlife Preserve and zoo in Georgia. She was held alone in a tiny‚ barren and dark cell. She had nothing to do or see and no companionship.Iris spent much of her time under a dirty blanket in her cell. Zoochosis is a disease that can cause Bar Biting
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Diseases of Pulp • Pulp is the formative organ of the tooth • It builds primary dentin during development of tooth‚secondary dentin after tooth eruption and reparative dentin in response to stimulation as long as the odontoblasts remain intact. • Pulp responds to hot and cold stimuli which are only preceived as pain. • Heat at temperature between 600F and 1300F when applied directly on an intact tooth surface is usually tolerated‚ but foodstuff and beverages above this temperature range can
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various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly‚ and yet‚ coronary heart disease remains the number one killer in the world.<br><br>The media today concentrates intensely on drug and alcohol abuse‚ homicides‚ AIDS and so on. What a lot of people are not realizing is that coronary heart disease actually accounts for about 80% of all sudden deaths. In fact‚ the number of deaths from heart disease approximately equals to the number of deaths from cancer‚ accidents‚ chronic lung disease‚ pneumonia
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE Rossana Zamora University Of Phoenix HCA / 240 October 1‚ 2014 Sherrie Sheets I was exposed with Tuberculosis in 2010 at my job by a patient‚ was the worse experienced ever. Being on 3 types of antibiotics for 9 months straight and lose of weight of 102 from 120 in one week. My appetite‚ energy dropped dramatically. In 2 two weeks been treated and taking the medication I realized that I was
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and Health Care of Japanese-American Elders‚ Tanabe). Individuals at high risk for this disease would include those who are overweight and/or obesity‚ smokers‚ and those who are physically inactive (Gelber‚ Petrovitch‚ Masaki‚ Abbott‚ Webster Ross‚ Launer‚ White‚ 2011). Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and healthy behaviors at a young age has shown to be of great importance in prevention of this degenerative disease. The Japanese religion of Shintoism emphasizes purity and cleanliness (Gelber et al
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Professor Franco English Comp II 14 June 2011 Alcoholism a Disease Alcoholism is an extremely dangerous disease that has a way of manipulating anyone who allows it to consume them by turning their life around like a merry-go-round‚ resulting in problems within their home‚ school‚ work‚ and social relationships. Alcoholism has no prejudice it affects millions of Americans every day. Alcoholism is a chronic‚ often progressive disease in which a person craves alcohol and drinks despite repeated
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Concept of Inclusion Sylvia Leggett ESC: 315 Survey of Exceptional Students Instructor: Karree Fah September 26‚ 2011 In order to be effective utilizing inclusion we must have an idea of what that concept implies. Inclusion has been called many things down through the years in the educational realm. It has gone from being called the least restrictive environment to mainstreaming‚ to integration and now inclusion. Inclusion “is used to refer to the commitment to educate each child‚ to the
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PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS CEREBRAL PALSY * A comprehensive diagnostic term used to designate a group of nonprogressive disorders resulting from malfunction of the motor centers and pathways of the brain. * It is genrally characterized by paralysis‚ weakness‚ incoordination‚ or ataxia. Pathophysiology and Etiology * Prenatal Factors (Most Common) 1. Infection (rubella‚ toxoplasmosis‚ herpes simplex‚ and cytomegalovirus) 2. Maternal anoxia‚ anemia‚ placental infarcts
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Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. The disease can be treated but there is no cure for it. As it progresses it gets worse and will eventually lead to death. It develops differently for everyone but the symptoms are similar. In the early stages‚ short term memory loss is the most common symptom. As it progresses the symptoms include irritability‚ confusion‚ aggression and long term memory loss. Following that the persons bodily functions deteriorate
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