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Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. |
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a native of Asia or a person of Asian descent. |
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a Spanish-speaking person living in the US, especially one of Latin American descent. |
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a specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs. |
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a doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities |
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the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. Also called dropsy. |
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| of, done by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye |
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Parapneumonic pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid between layers of the tissue lining the lung and the chest cavity, which develops when a person has pneumonia.
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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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Anemia is a condition of too few red blood cells, or a lowered ability of the red blood cells to carry oxygen or iron. Tissue enzymes dependent on iron can affect cell function in nerves and muscles. The fetus is dependent on the mother's blood and anemia can cause poor fetal growth, preterm birth, and low birthweight.
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the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another.
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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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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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Ischemic cardiomyopathy (IC) is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. In this condition, the left ventricle, which is the main heart muscle, is usually enlarged and dilated. This condition can be a result of a heart attack or coronary artery disease, a narrowing of the arteries |
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| an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium |
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technical term for earwax. |
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difficult or labored breathing.
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