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May 24, 2013

Pleural Effusion Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Pleural Effusion article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal cavity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abscess: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Airway: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Analysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asbestosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ascites: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breast cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Chills: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Circulation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cirrhosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Collapsed lung: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congestive heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Decubitus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dialysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Drain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dyspnea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Effusion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Embolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Empyema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Exudate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemoptysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lactate dehydrogenase: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lateral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

LDH: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lubricant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lung cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Lupus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lymphoma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mesothelioma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Night sweats: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Orthopnea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pancreatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Peritoneal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Peritoneal dialysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pleura: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pleural: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pleural effusion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Pleural space: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pleurisy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumothorax: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary embolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resuscitation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shoulder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sputum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Symptom: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Talc: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tetracycline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapeutic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thoracentesis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transudate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tuberculosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uremia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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