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Lesson 3
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Terms
Term | Definition |
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angio | vessel |
aortal | aorta, main artery |
arterio | artery |
cardio | heart |
emboli | vessel obstruction |
hema | hemo-blood |
anemia | without blood |
phleb | vein |
thrombo | blood clot |
varico | varicose veins |
vaso | blood vessel |
vena | vein |
ventricu | heart cavity |
broncho | bronchi, airway |
cili | hairlike processes |
ectasis | expansion |
laryngo | larynx, voice box |
naso | nose |
oro | mouth |
oxy | oxygen, keen |
pector | breast, chest |
pleura | rib side |
pneumo | lung |
ptysis | to spit |
pulmo | lungs |
rhin | nose |
tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
emia | blood |
Cardiomyopathy | Diseases of heart muscles. Weak heart muscle |
Hemochromatosis | Disease in which to much Iron builds up in the body. |
Pneumothorax | A total collapse of the lung. Air in the space around the lung. |
Rhinophyma | Large red colored bulb shaped nose. |
Tracheomalacia | Weakness and floppiness of the wall of the windpipe, either at birth or after birth. (Congenital or acquired) Weakness of trachea. |
Pericardium | Sac around the heart |
Cardiac Tamponade | Too much fluid fills the pericardial space, thus limiting the ability to beat. |
Myocardial infarction | |
Pharynx | Passage that extends from the mouth downward. |
Diffusion | Exchange of gases from a higher concentration to a lower concentration. |
CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Chest compressions and ventilations. |
Pneumonia | Alveoli of the lungs are filled with fluid. |
Alveoli | Line the lungs, where exchange of oxy and co2 occur. |
Tracheostomy | Cutting a hole into the throat to allow air into the lungs. |