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Meghan Townsend
Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/05/2017

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Hematologist
Definition
The study of blood
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Pulmonologist
Definition
A medical specialist who diagnoses and treats lung diseases
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Cardiologist
Definition
Doctor who studies the heart
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Diagnosis
Definition
The process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition
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Pneumonia
Definition
Inflammation of the lungs with congestion
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Anemia
Definition
A condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness
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Blood Transfusion
Definition
The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another
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EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogram is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart
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ADL
Definition
Activities of daily living
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Delirium
Definition
An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech
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Dementia
Definition
A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning
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Fundoscopic
Definition
Routine part of every Doctor's examination of the eye
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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Definition
A term used to describe patients whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of their body due to coronary artery disease
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Dyspnea
Definition
Difficult breathing
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Hydroactive
Definition
Activated by water
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CPR
Definition
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Lateral
Definition
Of or relating to the side
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Bilateral
Definition
Pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides
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Mediastinal
Definition
Relating to the mediastinum which is the partition between paired cavities of the body
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Jehovah's Witness
Definition
A member of a group that witness by distributing literature and by personal evangelism to beliefs in the theocratic rule of God, the sinfulness of organized religions and governments, and an imminent millennium
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