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10/07/2016

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Term
Hematologist
Definition
The study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs
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Cardiology
Definition
The study of the heart
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Fundoscopic
Definition
done by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye
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Pneumonia
Definition
A serious disease that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe
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Anemia
Definition
A condition in which a person has fewer red blood cells than normal and feels very weak and tired
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Pleural effusion
Definition
1: An exudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a pleural cavity

2: An exudate in a pleural cavity
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Pulmonologist
Definition
A specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs
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Edema
Definition
An abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity
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Blood transfusion
Definition
A medical treatment in which someone's blood is put into the body of another person
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ADL
Definition
1: Activities of daily living

2: Anti-Defamation League
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CBC
Definition
Complete blood count
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EKG
Definition
1: Electrocardiogram

2: Electrocardiograph
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RAP
Definition
1: The responsibility for or adverse consequences of an action

2: A sharp blow or knock
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Delirium
Definition
A mental state in which you are confused and not able to think or speak clearly usually because of fever or some other illness
Term
Dementia
Definition
A mental illness that causes someone to be unable to think clearly or to understand what is real and what is not real
Term
Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Any of several structural or functional diseases of heart muscle marked especially by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart
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Dyspnea
Definition
Difficult or labored respiration
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Ischemic
Definition
Deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood (as by the narrowing of arteries by spasm or disease)
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Fever
Definition
A body temperature that is higher than normal
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Cerumen
Definition
Earwax: the yellow waxy secretion from the glands of the external ear
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