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medical termology
| Terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALL | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| PE | Pulmonary Embolism |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| Body mass index | health indictator |
| HIV | Viral infection |
| CT scan | scanning method |
| Who | Global Health Agency |
| CNS | Nervous system part |
| Abrasion | A cute or a scrape that typically isn't serious |
| Edema | Swelling caused by fluid accumulation |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure |
| Zoonotic Disease | A disease that is transmissible from animals to humans |
| Malignant | Indicates the presence of cancerous cells |
| Alzheimer | Chronic neurovegetative disease; most common form dementia |
| Baker | accumulation of joint fluid behind the knee |
| Barrett | Abnormal change in the lining of the esophagus, may lead to esophageal adenocarcinoma |
| Crohn | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| Hodgkin | Cancer of the lymphatic tissue |