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Corlyn Hylton
Medical Terminology
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01/04/2017

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Term
Bilateral
Definition
pertaining to, or involving or affecting two or both sides
Term
Dyspnea
Definition
Dys- bad, painful difficult or abnormal
pnea-breathing

Difficulty Breathing
Term
Psychotropic
Definition
Psych-mental or from the mind
o-Combinding form
tropic-affinity to change or alter
Term
Pedal Edema
Definition
Pedal- foot
Edema- swelling

swelling of the feet
Term
Prn
Definition
As needed
Term
qhs
Definition
every night
Term
po
Definition
by mouth
Term
tid
Definition
three time daily
Term
pleural effusion
Definition
Pleural is the the lining around the lungs
effusion -the escape of fluid
Pleural Effusion is fluid escaping into the lining of the Lungs.
Term
Fundoscopy
Definition
Fund- the occular fundus
o-the Combinding word
scopy- examination of
Examination of the Fundus of the eye
Term
anemia
Definition
decreased red blood cells in the body
Term
Colostomy
Definition
removal of the Colon
Term
Bilateral
Definition
pertaining to, or involving or affecting two or both sides
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