4 Terms
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Referral
Health care; Hospitals
The recommendation to a medical or paramedical professional. If you get a referral to ophthalmology, for example, you are being sent to the eye doctor.
Device, assistive
Health care; Hospitals
Any device that is designed, made, and/or adapted to assist a person to perform a particular task. For example, canes, crutches, walkers, wheel chairs, and shower chairs are all assistive devices.
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Health care; Hospitals
A condition in which the heart becomes enlarged and weak, sometimes because of a virus.
Obesity
Health care; Hospitals
The state of being over a normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be obese if they are more than 20 % over their ideal weight. That ideal weight must take into account the ...
Diuretic medicines
Health care; Hospitals
A medication that helps the kidneys to pass more water and reduce excess fluid in the organs, especially the lungs and heart.
Donor
Health care; Hospitals
The family or unrelated volunteer who donates tissues, organs or blood to a person in need.
Reflux
Health care; Hospitals
The term used when liquid backs up such as into the oesophagus from the stomach, or into ureters from the bladder.
