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| a member of a Christian movement (the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society) founded in the US by Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916). Jehovah's Witnesses deny many traditional Christian doctrines (including the divinity of Christ). and refuse military service and blood transfusion on religious grounds. |
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| of or relating to Asia or its people, customs, or languages |
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| of or relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Latin America |
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| also spelled haematology (from the Greek αἷμα, haima "blood," and -λoγία), is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Hematology includes the study of etiology |
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| A cardiologist is a doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels. |
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| A pulmonologist, or pulmonary disease specialist, is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases. Pulmonology is classified as an internal medicine subspecialty. |
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| the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. |
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| a weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues. |
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| sometimes referred to as “water on the lungs,” is the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs. |
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| occurs when your heart muscle becomes weakened. It can result from a heart attack or coronary artery disease. In coronary artery disease, the arteries that supply blood to your heart muscle become narrowed |
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| Physical therapy/ocupational therapy |
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| A compound resulting or regarded as resulting from the reaction of hydrochloric acid with an organic base. |
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| Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 F (37 C), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 F |
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| Nasogastric intubation is a medical process involving the insertion of a plastic tube(nasogastric tube or NG tube) through the nose, past the throat, and down into the stomach. |
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| A gastrostomy tube (also called a G-tube) is a tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach. It's one of the ways doctors can make sure kids with trouble eating get the fluid and calories they need to grow. |
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| stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is an emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. |
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| pupils equal and reactive to light (and accommodation) |
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| In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle or center of the body. Typically, lateral refers to the outer side of the body part, but it is also used to refer to the side of a body part. |
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| Bilateral means "on both sides". The term is derived from Latin, "bi" means two, and "lateral" means to the side. In medicine, bilateral it refers to both sides of the body, or two of something. |
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| A septum between two parts of an organ or a cavity. |
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