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Tiffany Battee
Medical Terminology
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02/11/2017

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Diagnosis
Definition
Giving the expected disease after proper examination.
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Cardiologist
Definition
Someone who studies the heart and its functions
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Pneumonia
Definition
Inflammation of the lungs
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Fundoscopic
Definition
Examination of the eye
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Delirium
Definition
Mental disorder followed by hallucinations
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Dementia
Definition
Loosing the ability to remember things and people
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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Definition
The heart being unable to pump blood to the body
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Dyspnea
Definition
Difficulty breathing
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UTI-Urinary Tract Infection
Definition
Infection of the urinary system (i.e kidney, bladder)
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Fever
Definition
High temperature above normal body temperture
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CPR
Definition
Procedure of pumping the chest for resesitation
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Bilateral
Definition
Both sides of the body
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Lateral
Definition
One side of the body
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Mediastinal
Definition
Internal area of the chest that contains the heart,lungs and other functions
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Hematologist
Definition
Someone who studies diseases by blood
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Pulmonologist
Definition
Someone who studies the lungs
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Edema
Definition
Swelling caused by fluid
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Anemia
Definition
A low count of hemoglobin red blood cells causing fatigue, low iron, and excessive cold of the body
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Pleural effusion
Definition
Fluid in the lungs
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Blood Transfusion
Definition
Transferring blood from on person to another.
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