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aspartame
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Artificial sweetener known to act as a migraine trigger in some vulnerable people.
ó: www.achenet.org/resources/glossary.php
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asphyxia
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a condition of impaired gas exchange which leads, if persistant, to hypoxemia and hypercapnia; process is identified by fetal acidosis (as measured in umbilical arterial blood), which reflects the degree of anaerobic metabolism required during periods of hypoxia or increased oxygen demand
ó: www.storknet.com/complications/glossary.htm
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aspermia
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Failure to discharge seminal fluid at orgasm.
ó: www.pakmed.bobos.ca/infertility/inf05.htm
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aspiration
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The act of taking in a breath. However, the term aspiration is more commonly used to define the act of removing fluid or air from a body cavity using suction. Example: "We aspirated 100 cc
ó: www.usctransplant.org/heart/glossary.html
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aspartate
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An excitatory amino acid.
ó: www.third-plateau.org/faq/dxm_glossary.shtml
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