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| acidosis | An excess of acid or depletion of alkaline substances in the blood and body tissues |
| active transport | A force that can move molecules into cells regardless of thier electrical charge or the concentrations already in the cell |
| alkalosis | Excess of alkaline or decrease of acid substances in the blood and body fluids |
| ascites | Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity |
| dehydration | Removal of water from a tissue |
| diffusion | The process by which substances move back and forth across a membrane until they are evenly distributed throughout the available space. |
| edema | Fluid in interstitial space |
| electrolytes | A mineral or a salt that is dissolved in body fluid |
| extracellular | Outside of the cell |
| filtration | The movement of water and suspended substances outward through a semipermeable membrane |
| hydrostatic pressure | Pressure exerted by fluid |
| hypercalcemia | An above-normal level of calcium in the blood |
| hypercholeremia | Abnormally high calorie in the blood |
| hyperkalemia | Excessive amount of potassium in the blood |
| hypermagnesemia | Excess magnesium in the blood |
| hypernatremia | An excess of sodium in the blood or a loss of body water |
| hyperphosphatemia | Excess phosphate in the blood |
| hypertonic | Of greater concentration; having a greater tonicity than blood |
| hyperventilation | A pattern of breathing in which there is an increase in the rate and depth of breaths and carbon dioxide is "blown off," causing the blood level of carbon dioxide to fall |
| hypervolemia | Abnormal increase in the volume of circulating blood |
| interstitial | Placed or lying between |
| intracellular | Body fluid that is within the cell walls |
| intravascular | Within a vein or veins |
| isotonic | O equal solute concentration; solutions that have the same concentration, or osmolarity, as blood and are used to expand the fluid volume of the body |
| osmosis | The movement of pure solvent (liquid) across a membrane |
| tetany | Continuous tonic spasm of a muscle; characterized by severe muscle cramps, carpopedal spasms, laryngeal spasms, and stridor |
| transcellular | Secretions and excretions that move through cell membranes and eventually leave the body |
| turgor | Normal tension of a cell; swelling, distention; elastic condition of skin |
