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Breanna Gonse
Medical Terminology
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10/05/2016

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Term
OT
Definition
OT stands for Occupational Therapy
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hemotologist
Definition
physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood
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pulmonologist
Definition
specialist in the physiology, pathology, and anatomy of the lungs
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EKG
Definition
stands for electrocardiogram
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fundoscopic
Definition
of, done by, or obtained by, opthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye
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blood transfusion
Definition
process of transferring the blood of a person into another person
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delirium
Definition
acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech
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PT
Definition
stands for physical therapy
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hydroactive
Definition
activated by water
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CPR
Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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lateral
Definition
of, at, toward, or from the sides
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bilateral
Definition
having or relating to two sides
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mediastinal
Definition
a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ or paired cavities of the body
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UTI
Definition
stands for urinary tract infection
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dyspnea
Definition
difficult or labored breathing
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dementia
Definition
a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental process caused by brain injury or disease marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning
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pneumonia
Definition
lung inflammation or viral infection
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anemia
Definition
condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood
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diagnosis
Definition
the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms
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ischemic cardiomyopathy
Definition
a type of cardiomyopathy caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart.
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