Term
hematology
he-ma-tol-o-gy
prefix:hemat-
suffix:-logy
combining forms: hemat/o
word root:blood |
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cardiologist
cardi-o-log-ist
prefix:cardi-
suffix:loggist
combining forms:cardi(o)
word root:heart |
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Definition
| study of heart and shortness of breathe |
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Term
pulmonologist
pul-mono-log-ist
prefix:pulmo
suffix:loggist
combining form:pulmon-
word root:lungs |
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Definition
| study of diease specialist |
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Term
congestive heart failure
con-ges-tive heart fail-ure
prefix:con
suffix:ure
cf:cono-
wr:lungs and surrounding body tissues |
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Definition
| a weakness of the heart that leads to buildup of fluid in the lungs |
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pneumonia
pnu-mo-nia
prefix:pnu
sufix:nia
cf:pnu
wr:bateriailand viral infection |
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Definition
| lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection |
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Term
pleural effusion
pleu-ral ef-fu-sion
prefix:pleu-
suffix:ral
cf:pule-
wr:blood or lympth |
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Definition
| sometimes referred to as water on the lungs is build up of excess fluid between the layers outside the lungs |
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funduscopic
fun-du-scop-ic
prefix:fun
suffix:ic
cf:fun
wr:fundus eye |
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Definition
| examination is a routine part of every doctor's of the eye not just the opthalmologist's |
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Term
anemia
ane-mia
prefix:ane-
suffix:mia
cr:ane-
wr:blood cells weak and tired |
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Definition
| the condition of having less than the normal of number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. |
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blood transfusion
blood trans-fu-sion
prefix:trans-
suffix:-sion
cf:-sion
wr:blood moved to another vein |
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Definition
| the process of transferring the blood of the person into the veins of another. |
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Term
ekg
elec-tro-car-dio-gram
prefix:elec
suffix:-gram
cf:electro
wr:abnormalities and heart action |
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Definition
| shows the heart's eltrical activity as line tracings on paper |
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Term
delirium
de-lir-i-um
prefix:de-
suffix:-um
cf:de-
wr:fever and illness |
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Definition
| often be traced to one or more contributing factors severe or chronic medical illness |
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Term
complete blood count
(cbc) |
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Definition
| is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders anemia infection leukimia. |
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Term
activist of daily living
(adls) |
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Definition
| living including any daily activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves,bathing,dressing,grooming,working,homemaking,and leisure. |
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Term
dementia
de-men-tia
prefix:de-
suffix:-um
cf:de-
wr:loss memory |
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Term
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| neonatal abstinence syndrome withdrawal syndrome. |
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Term
mediastinal
me de-as-ti n l
prefix:de-
suffix:-nal
cf:de-
wr:tissue and organs |
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Definition
| flutter movement of tissue and organs |
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Term
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Definition
| engagement in meaningful activities of daily life |
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Term
ischemic cardiomyopathy
is-chem-ic car-dio-my-o-path-y
prefix:chem-
suffix:-path
cf:is
wr:heart muscle weakness |
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Definition
| is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. |
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Term
hydrogen chloride
hyd-ro-gen chl-or-ide
prefix:chl-
suffix:-ide
cf:hyd
wr:muriatic acid |
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Definition
| that is a strong corrosive irritating acid, is normally present in dilute form in gastric juice,and is widely used industry and laboratory called muriatic acid. |
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Term
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
car-dio-pul-mon-ary
prefix:car-
suffix:-ary
cf:car-
wr:breathing and heartbeat |
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Definition
| is an emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. |
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