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Rhonda Robinson
medical terminology
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11/15/2016
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Hematologist
 Definition
the science or the study of blood
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cardiologist
 Definition
a doctor who specialize in diagnosing and treating disease or conditions of the heart and blood vessels
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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anter/o
 Definition
anterior/front
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pneumonia
 Definition
infection that inflames air sac in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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anemia
 Definition
lack of blood
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diaphragm
 Definition
muscular wall that divides the throacic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity
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epigastric
 Definition
region above the stomach
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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tid
 Definition
three times a day
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prn
 Definition
as needed
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Diagnosis
 Definition
identification of an illness or other problems by examination
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po
 Definition
to take orally
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Pulmonologist
 Definition
specialist that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract
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dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
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dors/o
 Definition
back
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hypogastric
 Definition
lower middle region beneath the navel
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infer/o
 Definition
lower, below
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umbilical
 Definition
region of the navel
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