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| A hematologist is a specialist in hematology, the science or study of blood, blood-forming organs and blood diseases |
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| Pulmonology is an area of medicine that focuses on the health of the respiratory system |
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| a doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels |
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| the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition |
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| three times a day. It is an abbreviation for "ter in die" which in Latin means three times a day |
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| every bedtime (from Latin quaque hora somni) |
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| stands for "pro re nata". This is a Latin phrase that means "as the circumstances arises |
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| per os (by mouth, orally). |
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| is the medical term for swelling. Body parts swell from injury or inflammation. |
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| Examination, esp. visual, of the fundus of any organ. |
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| is an unusual amount of fluid around the lung |
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| a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness |
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| is a lung infection that can make you very sick |
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| is generally the process of receiving blood or blood products into one's circulation intravenously |
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| An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| activities of daily living |
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