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Medical Termnology
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02/13/2017
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Term
CBC
 Definition
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
Term
EKG
 Definition
A TEST THAT CHECKS FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART
Term
ADL'S
 Definition
ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING
Term
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
 Definition
PROCESS OF RECEIVING BLOOD
Term
PNEUMONIA
 Definition
INFECTION THAT INFLAMES AIR SACS IN ONE OR BOTH LUNGS WHICH MAY FILL WITH FLUID
Term
ANEMIA
 Definition
A CONDITION MARKED BY A DEFICIENCY OF RED BLOOD CELLS
Term
ER
 Definition
EMERGENCY ROOM
Term
C/O
 Definition
COMPLAINS OF
Term
SOB
 Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Term
TID
 Definition
THREE TIMES A DAY
Term
QHS
 Definition
EVERY BEDTIME
Term
PRN
 Definition
USED WHEN NECESSARY
Term
PO
 Definition
BY MOUTH
Term
DIAGNOSIS
 Definition
THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE NATURE OF AN ILLNESS
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EDEMA
 Definition
AN ABNORMAL ACCUMULATION OF FLUID IN THE INTERSTITIUM LOCATED BENEATH THE SKIN
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CARDIOLOGIST
 Definition
STUDY OF THE HEART
Term
PULMONOLOGIST
 Definition
STUDY OF THE LUNGS
Term
HEMATOLOGIST
 Definition
STUDY OF THE BLOOD
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FUNDOSCOPIE
 Definition
TEST THAT ALLOW THE DOCTOR TO LOOK AT FUNDUS IN THE EYES
Term
CHF
 Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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