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Etymology
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Medical
Intermediate
02/13/2017

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Term
hematologist
Definition
A physician trained to diagnose, study, and treat or prevent diseases related to blood and bone marrow.
Term
pulonologist
Definition
A specialist in the study and treatment of lung related conditions and illnesses
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Cardiologist
Definition
A doctor who specializes in the study and treatment of the heart or heart related conditions
Term
edema
Definition
A condition where an excessive amount of watery fluids collect in cavities or tissues in the body
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Funduscopy
Definition
A way for a doctor to see inside the fundus (part of the eye opposite from the pupil) of the eye.
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Pleural effusuion
Definition
Collection of excess fluid that collects in the pleural cavity in the lung.
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Pneumonia
Definition
a bacterial or viral infection causing air sacs to fill with pus and become solid, making it difficult to breathe.
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Delirium
Definition
an incoherence of thought or speech via toxicity or fever, etc.
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Dementia
Definition
a chronic mental disorder impairing reasoning, personality, and thought due to brain disease or inujury
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psychotropic
Definition
referring to drugs that affect a person's mental state
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psychotropic
Definition
referring to drugs that affect a person's mental state
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ischemic cardiomyopathy
Definition
When the heart muscle has become weakened due to coronary artery disease or a heart attack
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Dyspnea
Definition
difficulty breathing
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Hydroactive
Definition
Activated by water
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bilateral
Definition
affecting both sides or having two sides (being two-sided)
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mediastinal
Definition
The part of the chest containing all of the organs except the lungs
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Lateral
Definition
from side to side, away from the body's midline.
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