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the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease.
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inability to perform or to function properly. |
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Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections. |
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Edema is a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body's cells.
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not recurrent; favorable for recovery with appropriate treatment. The opposite of malignant.
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Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting more than six months, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss or alteration of consciousness.
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breathlessness or shorthess of breath; labored or difficult breathing. It is a sign of a variety of disorders and is primarily an indication of inadequate ventilation or of insufficient amounts of oxygen in the circulating blood |
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Capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior; denoting drugs used in the treatment of mental illnesses. |
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A fever is any body temperature elevation over 100 °F (37.8 °C). |
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the process of rendering a subject immune, or of becoming immune.
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Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease of the heart muscle (myocardium), in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened. The weakened heart muscle loses the ability to pump blood effectively, resulting in irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) and possibly even heart failure.
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an individual skilled in pulmonology.
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