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Ashley Ann Folds
Medical Termanology
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07/05/2016
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Term
HEMATOLOGIST
 Definition
a person that studies blood
Term
PULMONOLOGIST
 Definition
a specialist in the study of the lungs
Term
CARDIOLOGIST
 Definition
a specialist that studies the heart
Term
PNEUMONIA
 Definition
disease of the lungs
Term
ANEMIA
 Definition
a person with fewer red blood cells
Term
ISCHEMIC
 Definition

deficient supply of blood to a body part
Term
CARDIOMYOPATHY
 Definition
disease of the muscle of the heart
Term
ER
 Definition
emergency room
Term
SOB
 Definition
shortness of breath
Term
EDEMA
 Definition
EXCESS ACCUMULATION OF SERIOUS FLUID IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Term
TID
 Definition
three times daily
Term
QHS
 Definition

quaque hora somni

or

every bedtime
Term
PRN
 Definition
as needed
Term
PO
 Definition
orally
Term
FUNDOSCOPIC
 Definition
eye exam looking at the bllod vessels
Term
PLEURAL EFFUSION
 Definition
abnormal fluid build up around the lungs and chest
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BLOOD TRANSFUSION
 Definition
the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another
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EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
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DELIRIUM
 Definition
state of confusion
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