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Ronnietta Wimbrey
Medical Terminology
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10/03/2016

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FUNDOSCOPIC
Definition
PERTAINS TO INSTRUMENT TO EXAMINE BACK OF THE EYE
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NAS DIET
Definition
NO ADDED SALT DIET
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ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
Definition
DISEASE CAUSED BY RESTRICTION OF BLOOD TO HEART MUSCLE
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VO
Definition
VERBAL ORDER
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LOA
Definition
LEFT OCCIPITOANTERIOR (FETAL POSITION)
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PERL/PERRLA
Definition
PUPILS EQUAL AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT
PUPILS EQUAL, ROUND, AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT
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PA
Definition
POSTEROANTERIOR/PULMONARY ARTERY
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PLEURAL EFFUSION
Definition
EXCESS FLUID AROUND THE LUNGS
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METHYLCELLULOSE
Definition
ORAL LAXATIVE
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DIAGNOSIS
Definition
IDENTIFICATION OF AN ILLNESS
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PNEUMONIA
Definition
INFECTION THAT INFLAMES AIR SACS IN LUNGS SOMETIMES FILLED WITH FLUID
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EDEMA
Definition
SWELLING/EXCESS FLUID BUILD UP IN CAVITIES OR TISSUE
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ANEMIA
Definition
DECREASED NUMBER OF CIRCULATING RBC
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BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Definition
PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING ONE PERSON'S BLOOD TO ANOTHER
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DIURESE
Definition
INCREASED URINATION
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PNEUMOVAX
Definition
PNEUMONIA VACCINE
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PSYCHOTROPIC
Definition
AFFECTING MENTAL ACTIVITY, BEHAVIOR, OR PERCEPTION (MOOD ALTERING)
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VERTIGO
Definition
SENSATION OF SPINNING/DIZZINESS
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DYSPNEA
Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH/DIFFICULTY BREATHING
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HYDROACTIVE
Definition
ACTIVATED BY WATER
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