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Shamela White
Medical Terminology
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11/13/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
Specialist in the study of blood
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Pulmonologist
Definition
Specialist in the study of the respiratory tract
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Cardiologist
Definition
Specialist in the study of the heart
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Congestive heart failure
Definition
Heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins
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Left pleural effusion
Definition
Abnormal collection of fluid in the pleural space
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Pneumonia
Definition
Infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs
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Anemia
Definition
A condition in which the blood is deficient in red bloods cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
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Diagnoses
Definition
Causes and nature of disease
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Atrial fibrillation
Definition
Very rapid uncoordinated contractions of the atria of the heart
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Tricuspid valve
Definition
The valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle
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Mitral valve
Definition
A valve in the heart that is situated between the left atrium and the left atrium.
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Fatigue
Definition
Weariness from bodily or mental exertion
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Tongue edema
Definition
Swelling of the tongue
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TID
Definition
three times a day
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QHS
Definition
every bedtime
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PRN
Definition
as needed
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PO
Definition
by mouth
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Abdomen
Definition
The portion of the body between the thorax and pelvic
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Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Disease of the heart that result in weakening of its contractions
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Dementia
Definition
An acquired and irreversible deterioration in intellectual function
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