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____________________ is defined as a heart rate that is over 100 beats per minute for an adult or above the upper limit of normal for a child.
Detoxification
The metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances.
Ascending Colon
The first section of the colon that absorbs water and salts from the material that has passed through the small intestine.
Transverse Colon
The transverse colon is a part of the large intestine that extends across the abdomen from the ascending colon to the descending colon.
Sigmoid Colon
The S-shaped segment of the colon that connects the descending colon to the rectum, involved in the final stages of digesting solid waste.
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