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Module 1
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/08/2016
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Term
Jehovah
’s Witness
 Definition
A religious group that does not except blood transfusion
Term
Asian
 Definition
a native of Asia or a person of Asian descent
Term
Hispanic
 Definition
a Spanish-speaking person of Latin American descent
Term
Hematologist
 Definition
A specialist in the science of blood
Term
pulmonologist
 Definition
a specialist of the lungs
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cardiologist
 Definition
a heart doctor
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diagnosis
 Definition
the identification of any illness
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ER
 Definition
A hospital room equipped for medical care
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C/O
 Definition
complain of
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SOB
 Definition
difficulty in breathing
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edema
 Definition
the accumulation of fluid in certain parts of the body
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t.i.d
 Definition
take your perscription 3 times a day
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q.h.s
 Definition
at bedtime
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prn
 Definition
as needed
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po
 Definition
take by mouth
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fundoscopic
 Definition
examination of the fundus of the eye
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pleural effusion
 Definition
fluid in the pleural of the lungs
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pneumonia
 Definition
consolidation in the lungs
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anemia
 Definition
low red blood cell count
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blood transfusion
 Definition
giving blood to somebody
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