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Wheezer
A slang term for a patient who is wheezing. Sometimes applied to someone having serious trouble breathing
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- Fever, rheumatic An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a 'strep throat') or scarlet fever and…
- Pneumonia, bilateral Pneumonia in both lungs. Bilateral pulmonary inflammation. Familiarly known as double pneumonia
- End stage The last phase in the course of a progressive disease. As in end-stage liver disease, end-stage lung disease…
- Melan- (prefix) Prefix meaning dark or black. It comes from the Greek 'melas', black. Examples of terms containing melan-…
- Septorhinoplasty A surgical procedure done on the nose and the nasal septum, the wall within the nose separating the left and…
- Fetal alcohol effects (FAE) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Stachybotrys An antigenic green-black mold that grows on wood, paper and cotton products provided there is constant…
- Cyst of the ovary, follicular A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…
- Phlebo- (prefix) Means vein. From the Greek 'phleps', vein, which came from the root 'phlein', to gush or overflow. Appears in…
- Long-term care facility A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or…
- Radial >Pertaining to the radius, the smaller bone in the forearm. The radial artery is so named because of its…