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| The study of nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs. |
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| The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the respiratory system. |
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| The study of the heart and it's functions. |
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| The decision reached from an examination. |
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| An escape of fluid into a very small space of a body cavity. |
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| A test that allows a health professional to see the live blood vessels on the inside of an eye. |
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| A buildup of fluid in an area between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and the chest cavity. |
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| An inflammatory condition of the lung. |
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The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another.
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| A general category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember. It is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. |
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| An abbreviation for "bowel movement"- an act of defecation. |
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| A heart muscle disease that causes measurable deterioration for the heart muscle to contract, usually leading to heart failure. |
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| An abbreviation for Hydrochloric acid, a colorless, highly pungent solution of hydrogen chloride in water. |
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| An abbreviation for "Urinary Tract Infection"- an infection in any part of your urinary system: your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. |
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An abbreviation for "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation"-
A medical procedure involving repeated compression of a patient's chest, performed in an attempt to restore the blood circulation and breathing of a person who has suffered cardiac arrest.
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| A lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen. |
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| Having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides. |
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| The central compartment of the thoracic cavity surrounded by loose connective tissue. The mediastinum contains the heart and its vessels, the esophagus, trachea, phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, thymus and lymph nodes of the central chest. |
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