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Undergraduate 1
01/03/2017

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HEMOTOLOGIST
Definition
A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN DESEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS
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PULMONOLOGIST
Definition
A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN LUNG CONDITIONS AND DISEASES.
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DIAGNOSIS
Definition
AN IDETFICATION OF THE NATURE OF AN ILLNES BY EXAMINATION OF THE PROBLEM.
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ANEMIA
Definition
A CONDITION IN WHICH THE BLOOD DOESN,T HAVE ENOUGH HEALTH RED BLOOD CELLS.
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PNEUMONIA
Definition
INFECTION THAT IMFLAMES AIR SACS IN ONE OR BOTH LUNGS, WHICH MAY FILL WITH FLUID.
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SOB
Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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FUNDOSCOPIC EXAM
Definition
A ROUTINE PART OF A DOCTOR'S EYE EXAM
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CBC
Definition
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT TEST TO DETERMINE OVERALL HEALTH
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DYSPNEA
Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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CERUMEN
Definition
EARWAX
Term
HYDROACTIVE
Definition
ACTIVATED BY WATER
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BILATERAL
Definition
AFFECTING BOTH SIDES
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MEDIASTINAL/MEDIASTINUM
Definition
CENTRAL COMPARTMENT OF THE CHEST,FLANKED ON EITHER SIDES OF THE LUNGS,AND CONTAINING THE HEART,TRACHEA AND OESOPHAGAS
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UTI
Definition
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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URINALYSIS/UA
Definition
ANALYSIS OF THE URINE
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ISCHEMIC
Definition
DEFICIENTSUPPLY OF BLOOD TO A BODY PART
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CARDIOMYOPATHY
Definition
AN ACQUIRED OR HEREDITARY DISEASE OF THE HEART.
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DELIRIUM
Definition
DISTURBANCE IN MENTAL ABILITIES THAT RESULTS IN CONFUSED THINKING.
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DEMETIA
Definition
A CHRONIC OR PERSISTENT DISORDER OF THE MENTAL PROCESSES
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BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Definition
TO REPLACE BLOOD LOST DURING SURGERY ORDUE TO A SERIOUS INJURY.
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HEMATOLOGIST
Definition
A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS
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