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Judy D Britt
Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/03/2016

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Term
Hematology
Definition
A medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs
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Diagnosis
Definition
The art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
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Edema
Definition
An abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity.
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PRN
Definition
As needed; as the circumstances require used in writing prescriptions
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ADL
Definition
Activities of daily living
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Pleural Effusion
Definition
an exudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a pleural cavity
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Bilateral
Definition
Of, relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body.
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Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Any structural or functional disease of heart muscle that is marked especially by enlargement of heart, by hypertrophy of cardiac muscle
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UTI
Definition
A urinary tract infection
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Anemia
Definition
A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
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UA
Definition
Urinalysis
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TID
Definition
3 times a day
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Pleural Effusion
Definition
A pleural effusion is excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity.
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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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Delirium
Definition
A serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of your environment.
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VO
Definition
Verbal Order
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IM
Definition
Intramuscular
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ml
Definition
milliliter
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OT
Definition
Occupational Therapy
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T,R,P, BP
Definition
temperature, respiration, pulse, blood pressure
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