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Cathrine Lamah
Medical Terminology
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02/10/2017

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Term
HEMATOLOGIST
Definition
A PERSON WHO SPECIALIZED IN BLOOD
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CARDIOLOGIST
Definition
A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZED IN THE STUDY OF THE HEART
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PILMONOLOGIST
Definition
IS A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PULMONARY (LUNG) CONDITIONS AND DISEASES.
Term
PRN
Definition
AS NEEDED
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ADL
Definition
ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING
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PO
Definition
BY MOUTH
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QHS
Definition
FOUR TIMES A DAY
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TID
Definition
TWICE A DAY
Term
DEMENTIA
Definition
MEMORY LOSS
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DELIRIUM
Definition
AN ACUTELY DISTURBED STATE OF MIND THAT OCCURS IN FEVER
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ANEMIA
Definition
A CONDITION IN WHICH THE BLOOD DOESNT HAVE ENOUGH HEALTHY RED BLOOD CELLS, RESULTING IN WEAKNESS.
Term
BM
Definition
BOWEL MOMENT
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LOA
Definition
LEAVE OF ABSENSE
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CPR
Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION FIRST AID
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BP
Definition
BLOOD PRESSURE
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FUNDOSCOPIC
Definition
IS A ROUTINE PART OF EVERY DOCTOR'S EXAMINATION OF THE EYES.
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PLEURAL EFFUSION
Definition
A BUILDUP OF THE FLUID BETWEEN THE TISSUES THAT LINE THE LUNGS AND THE CHEST.
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PNEUMONIA
Definition
INFECTION THAT INFLAMES AIR SACS IN ONE OR BOTH LUNGS, WHICH MAY FILL WITH FLUID.
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DIAGNOSIS
Definition
THE IDENTIFICATION OF NATURE OF AN ILLNESS OR OTHER PROBLEM BY EXAMINATION OF THE SYMPTOMS
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EDEMA
Definition
THE SWELLING CAUSED BY FLUID RETENTION
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