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Heather Olheiser
Medical Terminology
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11/10/2016

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Term
CONGESTIVE
Definition
Involving or produced by congestion of a part of the body
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PLEURAL
Definition
A thin membrane that lines the surface of the lungs and the inside of the chest wall outside the lungs
Term
PLEURAL EFFUSION
Definition
Is excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs.
Term
PNEUMONIA
Definition
lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection
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ANEMIA-
Definition
A condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood
Term
EFFUSION
Definition
an escape of fluid into a body cavity
Term
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Definition
Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on
Term
HEMATOLOGIST
Definition
is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood
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PULMONOLOLIST
Definition
disease specialist, is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases
Term
CARDIOLLOGIST
Definition
is a heart doctor
Term
ER
Definition
a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons with conditions (as illness or trauma) requiring immediate medical care.
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SOB
Definition
shortness of breath.
Term
PEDAL
Definition
Relating to the feet, or to any structure called pes
Term
EDEMA
Definition
a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.
Term
ARIAL FIBRILLATION
Definition
occurs when the upper chambers of the heart, or atria, fibrillate. Beats rapidly.
Term
REGURGITATION
Definition
the casting up of incompletely digested food
Term
TRICUSPID
Definition
that is situated at the opening of the right atrium of the heart into the right ventricle and that resembles the mitral valve in structure but consists of three triangular membranous flaps
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MITRAL VALVE
Definition
the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart, consisting of two tapered cusps.
Term
FUNDOSCOPIC
Definition
examination of the fundus of the eye
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BENIGN
Definition
(of a disease) not harmful in effect: in particular, (of a tumor) not malignant.
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