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3_CardioNRespiratory
Cardiovascular and Respiratory system
Term | Definition |
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angio | vessel |
angiogram | vessel study |
aortal | main artery |
aortalgia | aortal pain |
arterio | artery |
arterioscleroses | hard arteries condition |
cardio | heart |
cardiology | study of heart |
emboli | vessel obstruction |
embolectomy | removal of vessel obstruction |
emia | blood |
anemia | without blood |
hema | blood |
hematoma | blood tumor |
phleb | vein |
phlebotomy | vein incision |
thrombo | blood clot |
thrombophlebitis | clotted vein |
varico | varicose veins |
varicocele | twisted veins, tumor |
vaso | blood vessel |
vasoconstriction | tightened vessel |
vena | vein |
vena cava | large vein |
ventricu | heart cavity |
ventriculitis | ventricle inflammation |
broncho | airway |
bronchitis | bronchial inflammation |
cili | hairlike processes |
ciliogenesis | cili forming |
ectasis | expansion |
atelactasis | abnormal expansion |
laryngo | larynx, voice box |
laryngitis | larynx inflammation |
naso | nose |
nasology | study of nose |
oro | mouth |
orofacial | mouth and face |
oxy | oxygen, keen |
oxyosmia | keen sense of smell |
pector | breast, chest |
pectoralgia | chest nerve pain |
pleura | rib side |
pleurisy | inflammation of exterior lung lining |
pneumo | lung |
pneumonectomy | lung excision |
ptysis | to split |
hemoptysis | bloody sputum |
pulmo | lungs |
pulmonololgy | study of lungs |
rhin | nose |
rhinitis | nose inflammation |
tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
tracheostomy | trachea opening |