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Elizabeth Mix
Medical Terminology
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10/08/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
Specialist in the study of blood, blood forming organs, and blood diseases.
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Pulmonologist
Definition
Specialist that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.
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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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Edema
Definition
Swelling by way of watery fluid collecting in cavities or tissues of the body.
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Anemia
Definition
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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CBC
Definition
Complete Blood Count
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EKG
Definition
Electocardiogram
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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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Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Chronic disease of the heart muscle.
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Psychotropic
Definition
Relating to or denoting drugs that affecct a person's mental state.
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bilateral
Definition
Having or relating to two sides, affecting both sides
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Cardiologist
Definition
A doctor with special training and skill in finding. treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
Term
SOB
Definition
Shortness of breath
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Dyspenea
Definition
Difficult or labored breathing
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UA
Definition
Urinalysis unstable angina
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CPR
Definition
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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BP
Definition
Blood Pressure
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Fundoscopic
Definition
The art of examining the fundus of the eye, as with an opthalmoscope.
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Pneumonia
Definition
Lung inflammation caused by a bacterial or viral infection.
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BM
Definition
Bowel Movement
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