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Larissa Mae Bailey
Medical terminology
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01/08/2017

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Term
Hematologist
Definition
Branch of medicine dealing in the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of blood related diseases.
Term
Pulmonogist
Definition
Pulmonary specialist; those who deal with diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary(lung) diseases or conditions.
Term
Cardiologist
Definition
The study of the heart, or known as a heart doctor.
Term
SOB

C/O
Definition
Shortness of breath.

Complains of.
Term
Edema
Definition
Swelling due to excess fluids caught in the body's tissues.

Most common in: Feet, hands, legs, arms, and ankles.
Term
Pleural Effusion
Definition
Excess fluid collected in the pleural cavity. Can lead to most commonly known as "collapsed lung".
Term
Diagnosis
Definition
The found identity of an illness or conclusion by examination of symptoms and sighs.
Term
Pneumonia
Definition
viral or bacterial infection within the lungs in which causes inflammation of the organ.Air sacks fill with puss and can possibly become solid.
Term
Anemia
Definition
Condition that affects red blood cells or hemoglobin in cells that causes pallor and weariness.
Term
Blood transfusion
Definition
Process of transferring blood from a person into the veins of another.
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