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Pacemaker

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An electronic device implanted in the chest that delivers short electric pulses via electrodes to regulate the heartbeat.

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Pancreas

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A gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes and hormones that regulate glucose levels.

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Paralysis

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Loss of power of movement of part of the body due to a nerve or muscle disorder.

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Parasite

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An organism that lives in or on another organism (host) and benefits at the hosts expense.

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Parasympathetic nervous system.

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One of the two divisions of autonomic nervous system. It maintains and restores energy, for example by slowing the heart rate.

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Parathyroid glands

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Two pairs of yellowish endocrine glands, located behind the thyroid gland, that help control the level of calcium in the blood.