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A medical specialist in the field of blood cells and blood-forming organs.
hē′mətol′əjist |
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An individual specialized in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs.
pŏŏl′mə·nol′ə·jist [pulmo, lung] |
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| An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intrapleural spaces of the lungs. |
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The act of effecting diuresis.
dī′yŏŏrēs |
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Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus.
pyōōr′(y)ələnt [containing pus], |
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| An abbreviation for congestive heart failure. |
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| Any disease of the myocardium causing enlargement. Also called myocardiopathy. |
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| Personal actions to walk from place to place independently with or without assistive device. |
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A decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part. The condition is often marked by pain and organ dysfunction, as in ischemic heart disease. —ischemic, adj.
iskē′mē·ə (ischein, to hold back, haima, blood], |
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Pertaining to a median septum or space between two parts of the body, such as the interval between the pleural sacs.
mē′dē·əstī′nəl [mediastinus, midway], |
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An acute inflammation of the lungs, often caused by inhaled pneumococci of the species Streptococcus pneumoniae.
nōōmō′nē·ə [pneumon, lung] |
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Suffix meaning “swelling resulting from an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the tissues of the body in (specified) locations.
idē′mə |
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A progressive organic mental disorder characterized by chronic personality disintegration, confusion, disorientation.
dimen′shə [de + mens, mind] |
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| An abbreviation for activities of daily living. |
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The wax like secretion found within the external meatus of the ear; called also earwax.
sә-roo´mәn [cera, wax] |
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Exerting an effect on the mind or modifying mental activity, as in psychotropic medications.
trop′ik [psyche + trepein, to turn] |
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| An abbreviation for short of breath. |
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A sensation of instability, giddiness, loss of equilibrium, or rotation, caused by a disturbance in the semicircular canal of the inner ear or the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem.
vur′tigō |
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Pertaining to a structure that resonates when struck.
timpan′ik [tympanon, drum], |
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A distressful subjective sensation of uncomfortable breathing that may be caused by many disorders, including certain heart and respiratory conditions, strenuous exercise, or anxiety.
dispnē′ə [dys + pnoia, breathing] |
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