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| also spelled haematology, is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. |
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| pulmonary disease specialist, is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases. |
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| A cardiologist is a heart doctor. He or she is the one to visit if you feel a tightness in your chest and shortness of breath |
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| routine part of every doctor's examination of the eye |
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| lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. |
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| is the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs. The pleura are thin membranes that line the lungs and the inside of the chest cavity and act to lubricate and facilitate breathing. |
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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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| an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. |
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| is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. In this condition, the left ventricle, which is the main heart muscle, is usually enlarged and dilated. |
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| difficult or labored breathing. |
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| ongestive heart failure. : heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body |
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| a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. |
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| a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body |
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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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| an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium |
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| commonly used abbreviation for gastrointestinal, referring collectively to the stomach and the small and large intestine. |
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| an acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat that hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin in the blood. |
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| a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles. |
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| a colorless cell that circulates in the blood and body fluids and is involved in counteracting foreign substances and disease; a white (blood) cell. |
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