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Pamela Majewski
20 medical terms
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
02/09/2017

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Tympanic
Definition
Pertaining to the ear drum
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Leukocytes
Definition
White Blood Cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases. Also called white blood cells
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Bilateral
Definition
Affecting both sides
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Hemato
Definition
Blood
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Pathy
Definition
Disease; Emotion
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Myo
Definition
Muscle
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Pneum
Definition
Lung; Air; Gas
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Ischemic
Definition
Deficient supply of blood to a body part that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood
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Anemia
Definition
Deficient in red blood cells
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Cerumen
Definition
Earwax
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Psycho
Definition
The mind; mental; psychological
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Edema
Definition
An accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells or intercellular tissues
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Delirium
Definition
Altered state of consciousness
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Cardiac
Definition
Pertaining to the heart
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Dementia
Definition
The loss, usually progressive, of cognitive and intellectual functions
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Hematologist
Definition
A physician trained and experienced in hematology ( blood)
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PRN
Definition
As needed
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Effusion
Definition
Escape of fluid from the blood vessels or lymphatics into the tissues or a cavity
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Atrial fibrillation
Definition
Normal rhythmic contractions of the cardiac atria are replaced by rapid irregular twitchings of the muscular wall
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Transfusion
Definition
Transfer of blood or blood component from one person to another person
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