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Hayleigh Meinen
Medical terminology
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01/06/2017

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Hematologist
Definition
the study of blood
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cardiologist
Definition
specialist of the heart
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pulmonologist
Definition
specialist of the lungs
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ER
Definition
Emergency room
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C/O
Definition
Care of (stating where)
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SOB
Definition
shortness of breath
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Edema
Definition
swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues
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TID
Definition
to take "three times a day" (Latin)
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QHS
Definition
every bedtime (Latin)
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PRN
Definition
to take i the circumstance of or if the circumstance arises (Latin)
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PO
Definition
to take by mouth
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fundoscopic
Definition
eye examination to see inside of the eye
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pleural effusion
Definition
is excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity
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pneumonia
Definition
lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid
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anemia
Definition
a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood,
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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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EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogrzam
measures electrical activity all over the hear
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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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NAS
Definition
Network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients. NAS is specialized for serving files either by its hardware, software, or configuration.
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CHF
Definition
congestive heart failure. : heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation—compare coronary failure.
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