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| The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. |
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| The branch of medicine concerned with diseases and abnormalities of the heart. |
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| The branch of medicine that deals with structure, physiology, and diseases of the lungs. |
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| A condition characterized by an excess of a watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. |
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| Of, done by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye |
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| Excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. |
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| 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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| 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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| The measurable deterioration for any reason of the ability of the myocardium to contract, usually leading to heart failure. |
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| Technical term for earwax. |
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| Difficult or labored breathing. |
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| Abnormally decreased motor and cognitive activity, with slowing of thought, speech, and movement |
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| Relating to both the right and the left side of the body or of a body structure. |
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| Pertaining to mediastinum;flutter movement of the tissues and organs of the mediastinum back and forth with each movement of air into and out of an open sucking wound in the thoracic cavity. |
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| A physician assistant. A mid-level medical practitioner who works under the supervision of a licensed doctor (an MD) or osteopathic physician (a DO). |
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| A urinary tract infection in any part of your urinary system; your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. |
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| A powdery substance that swells in water to form a gel, is prepared by the methylation of natural cellulose, and is used as a food additive, a bulk-forming laxative, an emulsifier, and a thickener. |
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| Congestive heart failure. |
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| the quality or process of exerting energy or of accomplishing an effect |
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