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Bianca Walton
Medical terminology
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05/15/2016

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Term
ADL
Definition
the ability of patients to eat, dress, bathe, etc.
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Anemia
Definition
a condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells
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BM
Definition
Bowel movement;Physician's shorthand for black male
Term
Bilateral
Definition
Affecting both sides.
Term
Blood transfusion
Definition
blood or blood products are transferred from one person to another
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Cardiologist; cardio: heart
Definition
A physician who specializes in treating heart disorders
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Delirium
Definition
A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function
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Dementia
Definition
loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity
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Diagnosis
Definition
The nature of a disease
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Dyspnea
Definition
Difficult or labored breathing, shortness of breath
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Edema
Definition
the swelling of tissues
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Hematologist; hemat: blood
Definition
A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood.
Term
Mediastinal
Definition
Separates two cavities such as the left an right thoracic cavities.
Term
PA
Definition
Posteroanterior; from back to front
Term
PT
Definition
Physical therapy
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Pneumonia
Definition
inflammation of the lungs caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses
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Pulmonologist; pulmo: lungs
Definition
A physician who specializes in treating lungs.
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SOB
Definition
Shortness of breath
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ischemic cardiomyopathy
Definition
When a portion of the brain loses blood supply, severe weakness of the heart.
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pleural effusion
Definition
Excess fluid between the two membranes that cover the lung:visceral and parietal pleurae
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