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What is the name of the only artery that does not carry bright red, oxygenated blood?
Antidepressant Properties
Characteristics of substances that can alleviate symptoms of depression by balancing chemicals in the brain.
Medication
Substances used to treat and manage illnesses, alleviate symptoms, or modify chemical processes in the body for therapeutic purposes.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body.
Hypertension
A characteristically high level of resting blood pressure (defined as a systolic blood pressure/diastolic blood pressure reading of more than 140/80 under precisely defined conditions). Can result from any of a variety of causes, but in about 90 percent of cases it is “essential,” meaning a simple cause cannot be identified. Hypertension is a risk factor for death due to cardiovascular disease.
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