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Kibret Negassi
Medical Terminology Course Project 1
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Beginner
04/07/2016

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Term
ANEMIA
Definition
- Is in which a person lacks healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the body's tissue.
Term
URINALYSIS
Definition
- is the examination of the urine.
Term
CARDIOMYOPATHY
Definition
- means when the heart muscle is abnormal.
Term
CHOLESTEROL
Definition
- Is essential molecule that forms cell memberanes and hormones.
Term
DIPHTHERIA
Definition
- is the infection of the respiratory system.
Term
PRN
Definition
AS NEEDED.
Term
BP
Definition
BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
SOB
Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Term
UA
Definition
urinalysis
Term
MD
Definition
muscular Dystrophy
Term
INFLUENZA
Definition
is the infectious diseases of the upper air passage.
cause; fever,headache,loss of appetite etc
Term
PO
Definition
Orally (per os)
Term
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Definition
is the intravenous replacement of a loss blood.
Term
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Definition
A rapid, highly irregular heart rhythm.
Term
VENOUS DISTENSION
Definition
when there is external pressure against the vein.
Term
CNS
Definition
Central nervous system
Term
PT
Definition
Physical Therapy
Term
CHF
Definition
Congestive heart failure
- when heart is unable to pump blood through out the body
Term
IMMUNIZATION
Definition
- Is a process of maintaining immunity against infectious diseases by artificial method.
e.g chikenpox vaccine, tetanus vaccine, polio, vaccine etc.
Term
NEUROLOGICAL
Definition
Functional organization of the brain
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