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Medical Terminology
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04/08/2016

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HEMATOLOGIST

Definition
Medical specialist in the field of blood cells and blood-forming organs
Term

PULMONOLOGIST

Definition
A specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs
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CARDIOLOGIST

Definition
The study of the heart and its functions in health and disease
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DIAGNOSIS

Definition
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms
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ER

(EMERGENCY ROOM)

Definition
The department of  a hospital that provides immediate treatment for acute illnesses and trauma
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C/O

Definition
Complaint Of
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SOB

 

Definition



Shortness of breath

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EDEMA

Definition
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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tid

Definition
three times a day
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QHS

Definition

Each bedtime

Every night

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PRN

Definition
As needed
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PO

Definition

By mouth

(orally)

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FUNDOSCOPIC

Definition
Of, done by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye
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PLEURAL EFFUSION
Definition

Excess fluid between the two membranes that covers the lungs

(the vesceral and parietal pleurae)

Term

PNEUMONIA

Definition
Inflammation of one or both lungs, with dense areas of lung inflammation
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ANEMIA

Definition
A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total
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BLOOD TRANSFUSION

Definition
The process of transfusing fluid (as blood) into a vien or artery
Term

EKG

Definition
Electrocardiogram
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CBC

Definition
Complete blood count
Term

ADLs

Definition
Activities of daily living
Term

DELIRIUM

Definition
A mental state in which you are confused and not able to think or speak clearly usually because of fever or some other illness
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DEMENTIA

Definition
A loss of mental ability
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NAS

Definition
No added salt
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CHF

Definition

Congestive heart failure

in which the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of the bloos in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins.

Term

BM

Definition
Bowel movement
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ISCHEMIC
Definition
Deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to abstruction of the in flow of arterial blood (as by the narrowing of arteries by spasm or disease
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CARDIOMYOPATHY
Definition
Disease of the heart muscle (myocardium)
Term

PT

Definition

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapy

Term

TID

Definition
Three times a day
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HCL

Definition
Hydrochloric Acid
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VO

Definition
Verbal Order
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FEVER

Definition
A rise of body temperature above normal weather a natural response (as to infection) or artificially induced for therapeutic reasons
Term

DYSPNEA

Definition
Diffcult or labored respiration
Term

GI

Definition
Gastrointestinal
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IM

Definition

1. Infectious Mononucleosis

2. Internal Medicine

3.Intramuscular; Intramusculary

Term

SERIES

Definition
A group of chemical compounds related in composition and structure 
Term

ML

Definition
Milliliter
Term

UTI

Definition

Urinary Tract Infection

An infection in any part of your urinary system, your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.

Term

UA

Definition

Urinalysis


Term

OT

Definition
Occupational Therapy
Term

             BILATERAL

Definition

Having two sides, pertaining to both sides

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