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Medical Terminology
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08/11/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
Physician that specializes in the study of blood
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Cardiologist
Definition
Physician that specializes in the study of the heart
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Pulmonologist
Definition
Physician that specializes in the study of the lungs
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Edema
Definition
Effusion of serous fluids into cells, and into tissue, or space in body cavities
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HR
Definition
Heart rate
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Pneumonia
Definition
Inflammation of the lungs
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Anemia
Definition
Deficiency of red blood cells
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Blood Transfusion
Definition
Injection of blood from one person to another
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Delirium
Definition
More or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties as in fevers
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Dementia
Definition
Severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain
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Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Disease of the heart muscle
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Psychotropic
Definition
Affecting mental activity, behavior, or preception
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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Heart muscle is weakened due to insufficient blood flow to heart muscle
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Fever
Definition
Abnormally high body temperature
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Dyspenea
Definition
Difficult or labored breathing
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Hydroactive
Definition
Water therapy
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G-Tube
Definition
Tube that is inserted into the abdomen to provide nutrition directly into the stomach
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CRP
Definition
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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BP
Definition
Blood Pressure
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Mediastinal
Definition
Location on the body that separates the right and left thoracic cavities
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