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Corliss Nichols
Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 1
07/12/2016

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Cardiologist
Definition
doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities
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Hematologist
Definition
A physician specialized in disease of blood cells
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Fundoscopic
Definition
A device for studying the interior of the eyeball through the pupil
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Pulmonoligst
Definition
a specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs.
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Diagnosis
Definition
1.the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms:
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Pneumonia
Definition
1.lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs (double pneumonia), one lung (single pneumonia), or only certain lobes (lobar pneumonia).
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Blood Transfusion
Definition
the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another.
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Anemia
Definition
1.a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness.
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ADL's
Definition
(activities of daily living): The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, and leisure.
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EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogram, An electrocardiogram is used to monitor your heart
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Delirium
Definition
1.an 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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Dementia
Definition
a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
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Prn
Definition
As needed
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Dyspnea
Definition
difficult or labored breathing.
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Pleural effusion
Definition
is a disease caused by collection of fluid in pleural space between visceral and parietal pleura.
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Edema
Definition
1.a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.
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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Definition
a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened.
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Cerumen
Definition
technical term for earwax
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tid
Definition
Three times a day
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Qhs
Definition
Every night
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UTI
Definition
Urinary Tract Infection(an infection that begins in the urinary system. The urinary system includes that bladder, kidneys, ureters (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder) and the urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body).)
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