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19 Answer the following questions:

1. What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

2. Which organ is affected by cirrhosis?

3. What type of doctor specializes in the treatment of heart diseases?

4. What is the term for a surgical procedure to remove the appendix?

5. Which vaccine is commonly used to prevent influenza?

6. What condition is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels?

7. What is the common name for the disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus?

8. Which medical imaging technique uses magnetic fields to create detailed images of the
body’s organs?

9. What is the term for the inflammation of the joints?

10 What is the name of the condition where a person has difficulty in breathing due to narrowed
airways?

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