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Eleni Kassa
Medical Terminology
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01/03/2017
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Term
Hematologist
 Definition
A person who studies about blood.
Term
Pulmonologist
 Definition
Deals with the disease of respiratory tract.
Term
Cardiologist
 Definition
A person who studies about heart.
Term
Diagnosis
 Definition
Determining the nature and conditions of a disease by examination.
Term
ER
 Definition
Emergency room.
Term
C/O
 Definition
Compliant of.
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SOB
 Definition
Shortness of breath.
Term
edema
 Definition
Abnormally accumulated fluid in certain tissue’s of body.
Term
tid
 Definition
Three times a day.
Term
qhs
 Definition
Every bed time.
Term
prn
 Definition
As needed.
Term
By mouth
 Definition
By mouth.
Term
pneumonia
 Definition
Infection of the lungs.
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anemia
 Definition
Deficiency of red blood cells.
Term
EKG
 Definition
Abnegations of Electrocardiogram.
Term
CBC
 Definition
Complete blood count.
Term
ADLs
 Definition
Activities of daily living.
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Dementia
 Definition
Loss of intellectual ability and personality integration.
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BM
 Definition
Bowel movement.
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CPR
 Definition
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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