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Tarlee Gweh
Medical Terminology
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10/04/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
study of blood, blooding forming organs and blood disease.
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Cardiologist
Definition
doctor who specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases or condition of the heart and blood vessels.
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Pulmonologist
Definition
specialists diagnose and treat conditions that affect the respiratory system in men and women.
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Diagnosis
Definition
identification of the nature if an illness or other problem by examination of the sysmptoms.
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Edema
Definition
a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in cavities or tissues of the body.
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Fundoscopic
Definition
one by Ophthalmoscopic examination of the Fundus of the eye
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Pleural effusion
Definition
fluid buildup between the lungs and chest wall
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Anemia
Definition
a condition in which the blood doesn't have enough red blood cells.
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Pneumonia
Definition
inflection that air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid.
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Bloody Transfusion
Definition
the process of transferring the blood of a person the veins of another.
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Dementia
Definition
a group of thinking and social symptoms that interferes with daily functioning.
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Delirium
Definition
restlessness,illusions, and incoherence of though and speech.
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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 the their body due to artery disease
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Dyspnea
Definition
difficult or labored breathing
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Hydroactive
Definition
full-thickness pressure sores and leg ulcers
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G-tube
Definition
inserted through the abdomen that delvers nutrition directly to the stomach
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Lateral
Definition
toward or from side to ssides
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Mediastinum
Definition
part of the chest that lies between the sternum and spinal column and between the lungs
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UTI
Definition
an infection in any part of the urinary system,the kidney, bladder, or urethra
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ADL
Definition
routine activities that people tend do every day without needing assistance
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