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| A group of diseases that block the airways and make it hard for a person to breathe | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
| A disease that causes the person's blood sugar levels to be abnormal and out of control | Diabetes melllitus |
| Having very high amounts of cholesterol in the body | Hypercholesterolemia |
| A very serious infectious disease mainly affecting the lungs | Tuberculosis (TB) |
| Continuing for a long time | Long-term |
| Very bad or serious | Severe |
| A disease that affects the brain, especially of old people, and it makes it hard to talk, move, or remember things | Alzheimer's disease |
| An inherited condition, especially affecting children, that makes it hard to breathe and digest food | Cystic fibrosis |
| A genetic condition that stops someone from developing in a normal way, both physically and mentally | Down syndrome |
| A nurse that specializes in working in the operating room/theater | Operating room nurse |
| The pieces of equipment needed for a surgeon to get into a patient | Surgical instruments |
| The medical professional who assists a surgeon in the operating room/theater | Surgical technician |
| A thin line that is inserted into an artery | Arterial line |
| Equipment that slowly introduces fluid into a vein in the body | Intravenous (IV) tube |
| An area that is completely clean and does not contain bacteria that may cause infection | Sterile environment |
| An operation in which the appendix is removed | Appendectomy |
| An operation to bypass the stomach or reduces its size | Bariatric surgery |
| An operation in which the gall bladder is removed | Cholecystectomy |
| A procedure to replace a joint with an artificial one | Joint replacement |
| When you work together to achieve something | Collaboration |
| Someone you work with | Colleague |
| The actions you make to help achieve something | Contribution |
| A manager or boss | Supervisor |
| An approach to medicine that aims to care for all of patient's needs, not just the physical ones | Comprehensive treatment |
| Looking at a patient's health from many perspectives | Holistic view |