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Terminology Exam
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aneurysm/o | a widening; widened blood vessel (aneurysm) |
| anthrac/o | coal; coal dust |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| atel/o | incomplete; imperfect |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| electr/o | electricity |
| emphys/o | to inflate |
| empiglott/o | epiglottis |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| isch/o | to hold back; block |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe |
| my/o | muscle |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/i, ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | air; lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scler/o | hardening; sclera |
| sept/o | septum |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spir/o | breathe |
| steth/o | chest |
| therm/o | heat |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| trache/o | trachea |
| valv/o, valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| a-,an- | without; not |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| en-, endo- | in, within |
| eu- | good, normal |
| extra- | outside |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| peri- | around |
| tachy- | rapid |
| trans- | across, through |
| -al,-ar, -ary, -tic | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clysis | irrigation, washing |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -lysis | seperation; loosening; destruction |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for measuring |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | incision |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gases |
| AS | Aortic Stenosis, left ear |
| AV | AtrioVentricular, ArterioVenous |
| BP, B/P | Blood Pressure |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| CHF | Congestive Heart failure |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| CVA | CerebroVascular Accident |
| CVD | CardioVascular Disease |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| DOE | Dyspnea On Exertion |
| DVT | Deep Vein/Venous Thrombosis |
| ECG, EKG | ElectroCardioGram ( Graphy) |
| ECHO | ECHOcardiogram ( graphy) |
| ETT | Exercise Tolerance Test |
| FVC | Forced Vital Capacity |
| Hb, Hbg | Hemoglobin |
| HDL | High Density Lipoprotein |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IV | IntraVenous |
| L/min | Liters per minute |
| MI | Myocardial Infartcion |
| mm Hg | Millimeters of Mercury |
| MS | Mitral Stenosis |
| MUGA scan | Multiple-Gated Acquisition (scan) |
| MVP | Mitral Valve Prolapse |
| RDS | Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TPR | Temperature, Pulse, Respiration |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| VSD | Ventricular Septal Defect |
| VT | Ventricular Tachycardia |
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