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| Time between when a patient is admitted into a hospital as a bed patient and when they are discharged. |
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| The department where you go to get yourself checked into a hospital. |
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| Any medical care delivered on an outpatient basis. |
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| Intermediate level surgical procedures that usually are too complex to be performed in a physician's office but do not require inpatient hospitalization. |
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| The branch of medicine concerned with anesthesia and anesthetics. |
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| The administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation (clotting) of the blood. |
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| Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints. |
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| The branch of science and medicine concerned with the sense of hearing. |
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| Often is used to describe the connection between our behaviors and the health and well-being of the body, mind, and spirit. |
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| Of or relating to the heart and the chest. |
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| The branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the stomach and intestines. Also known as GI. |
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| A medical subspecialty of radiology which utilizes minimally-invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system; also known as IR. |
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| The secretion of milk by the mammary glands; the suckling of young. |
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| A technique using X-rays to diagnose and locate breast tumors. |
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| Therapy for those recuperating from illness that encourages rehabilitation by performing the activities of daily life. |
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| The branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye. |
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| The practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing corrective lenses. |
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| The study of diseases of the ear and throat. |
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| Concerned with the care of the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system of children. |
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| Care that is given before, during and after surgery. |
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| The study of rheumatism, arthritis, and other such disorders. |
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| Subspecialty within Obstetrics and Gynecology dedicated to the treatment of women with pelvic floor disorders such as urinary incontinence. |
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