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| The study of the physiology of the blood. |
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| A specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs. |
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| A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities: |
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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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| A secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one |
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| A postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease |
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| A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body |
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| Is a test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures using an ophthalmoscope (or funduscope). |
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| (of a disease) not harmful in effect: in particular, (of a tumor) not malignant. |
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| Sometimes referred to as “water on the lungs,” is the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs. The pleura are thin membranes that line the lungs and the inside of the chest cavity and act to lubricate and facilitate breathing. |
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| Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. |
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| A condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness. |
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| The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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| Analysis of urine by physical, chemical, and microscopical means to test for the presence of disease, drugs, etc. |
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| Is the first pneumococcal vaccine, the first vaccine derived from a capsular polysaccharide, and an important landmark in medical history. |
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| An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. |
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| A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. |
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| Is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. In this condition, the left ventricle, which is the main heart muscle, is usually enlarged and dilated. This condition can be a result of a heart attack or coronary artery disease, a narrowing of the arteries. |
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| Difficult or labored breathing. |
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| of, at, toward, or from the side or sides. |
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