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| a unit of capacity equal to one thousandth of a liter |
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| UTI-urinary tract infection |
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| infection of any part of the urinary tract, especially the urethra or bladder, usually caused by a bacterium, Escherichia coli, and often precipitated by increased sexual activity, vaginitis, enlargement of the prostate, or stress. |
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| a hospital area equipped and staffed for the prompt treatment of acute illness, trauma, or other medical emergencies. |
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| the evacuation of the bowels; defecation. |
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| the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease |
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| a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats lung diseases |
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| the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs. |
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| of, relating to, or affecting the stomach and intestines. |
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| a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings. |
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| CPR-cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| emergency procedure for reviving heart and lung function, involving special physical techniques and often the use of electrical and mechanical equipment. |
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| effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities. |
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| Seen on a prescription, t.i.d. means three times a day. It is an abbreviation for "ter in die" which in Latin means three times a day. The abbreviation t.i.d. is sometimes written without a period either in lower-case letters as "tid" or in capital letters as "TID". |
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| (nightly) at bedtime be written in full to avoid misreading of this abbreviation as q.h., every hour. Abbreviation for L. quaque hora somni, every bedtime. |
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| Abbreviation meaning by mouth, orally (from the Latin "per os", by mouth). |
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| the injection of blood from one person or animal into the bloodstream of another. |
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| a diagnostic test that determines the exact numbers of each type of blood cell in a fixed quantity of blood. |
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| a galvanometric device that detects and records the minute differences in electric potential caused by heart action and occurring between different parts of the body: used in the diagnosis of heart disease. |
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| Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness. |
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| severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain. |
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| any disease of the heart muscle, leading to decreased function: usually of unknown cause. |
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