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10/03/2016
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Hematologist
 Definition
Someone who studies blood
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Pulmonologist
 Definition
Someone who studies the lung
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edema
 Definition
Body part swelling
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tid
 Definition
three times daily
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qhs
 Definition
every night at bedtime
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prn
 Definition
as needed for pain
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po
 Definition
by mouth
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fundoscopic
 Definition
inspection of the eye
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pleural effusion
 Definition
excess fluid around lung
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pneumonia
 Definition
lung infection
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anemia
 Definition
lack of red blood cells or dysfunctional red blood cells in the body
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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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EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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CBC
 Definition
Complete blood count
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ADLs
 Definition
activities of daily living
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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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RAP
 Definition
rapid assessment procedure
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Dementia
 Definition
group of symptoms-such as loss of memory, judgment, language, complex motor skills, and other intellectual function-caused by the permanent damage or death of the brain's nerve cells, or neurons.
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NAS
 Definition
no added salt
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CHF
 Definition
Congestive heart failure
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ischemic cardiomyopathy
 Definition
type of cardiomyopathy caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart
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mediastinal
 Definition
a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body.
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lateral
 Definition
of, at, toward, or from the side or sides
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bilateral
 Definition
having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides
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-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening(mouth)
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-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
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-tomy
 Definition
an incision
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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-gram
 Definition
record; writing
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
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-metry
 Definition
act of measuring
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-clasis
 Definition
to break, surgical fracture
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-clesis
 Definition
binding; fixation (of bone or joint)
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision; removal
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-lysis
 Definition
separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation (organ)
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhapy
 Definition
suture
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-algia

-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-cele
 Definition
hernia; swelling
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilation; expansion
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-gen

-genesis
 Definition
forming, producing; origin
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
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-itis
 Definition
inflamation
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone; calculus
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increase
(used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
decrease; deficiancy
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-phagia
 Definition
eating; swallowing
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasia
 Definition
formation; growth
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-plasm
 Definition
example neoplasm: new formation of growth or tissue
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse; downward displacement
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-rrhage

-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge; or flow
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal condition of hardening
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-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction; twitching
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing; stricture
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-toxic
 Definition
poison
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-trophy
 Definition
nourishment; development
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