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three times a day
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every night at bedtime
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as needed
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emergency room
alternate meanings: endoplasmic reticulum, estrogen receptor |
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[di″ag-no´sis]
determination of the nature of a cause of a disease. |
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[ĕ-fu´zhun]
escape of a fluid into a part; exudation or transudation. |
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pneumonia
pleural pneumonia |
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(nu-MO-njə)
infection of the lung.
Relating to the pleura, or membrane that enfolds the lungs. |
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(ah-ne´me-ah)
a condition in which there is reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues; |
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| swelling: a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body's cells (interstitial spaces). |
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| a group of symptoms that affects the ability to think, remember things, and reason,severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting more than six months, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss or alteration of consciousness. |
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| process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient). |
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| Ophthalmoscopy, also called funduscopy, is a test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures using an ophthalmoscope (or funduscope). |
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| a specialist in the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. |
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| a specialist in the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the heart. |
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| a medical specialist that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. |
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