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Medical Terminology
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04/10/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
medical science that deals with blood and blood forming organs
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Cardiologist
Definition
study of the heart and of diseases that affect the heart
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Pulmonologist
Definition
a specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs
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Diagnosis
Definition
the act of identifying a disease, illness, or problem by examining someone or something
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Congestive heart failure
Definition
heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins
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Pleural effusion
Definition
an exudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a pleural cavity
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Pneumonia
Definition
an acute disease that is marked by inflammation of lung tissue
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Anemia
Definition
a condition in which the white blood is deficient in the red blood cells in the hemoglobin
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Fibrillation
Definition
a muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
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Regurgitation
Definition
backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve
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Tricuspid
Definition
of, relating to, or involving the tricuspid valve of the heart
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Dyspnea
Definition
difficult or labored respiration
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Tympanic
Definition
of, relating to, or being a tympanum (middle ear)
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Dementia
Definition
progressive condition of Alzheimer’s disease – memory impairment
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Lateral
Definition
toward, on, or coming from the side
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Genitalia
Definition
organs of the reproductive system
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Neurological
Definition
of, relating to, or affecting the nervous system
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Antibiotics
Definition
tending to prevent , inhibit, or destroy life
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Blood transfusion
Definition
medical treatment in which someone’s blood is put into the body of another person
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Mediastinal
Definition
of, relating to, or affecting the mediastinum
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