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Lesson 3
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angio | vessel |
| angiogram | vessel study |
| aortal | aorta, main artery |
| arterio | artery |
| arteriosclerosis | condition of hard arteries |
| cardio | heart |
| cardiology | heart, study of |
| emboli | vessel obstruction |
| embolectomy | embolus, removal of |
| emia | blood |
| anemia | without blood |
| hema, hemo | blood |
| hematoma | blood tumor |
| phleb | vein |
| phlebotomy | vein incision |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| thrombophlelatis | clotted vein |
| varico | varicose vein |
| variocele | twisted veins, tumor |
| vaso | blood vessel |
| vasoconstriction | tightened vessel |
| vena | vein |
| vena cava | large vein |
| ventricu | heart cavity |
| ventriculutis | ventricle inflammation |
| broncho | bronchi, airway |
| bronchitis | bronchial inflammation |
| cili | hairlike processes |
| ciliogenesis | cili forming |
| ectasis | expansion |
| atelectasis | abnormal expansion |
| laryngo | larynx, voice box |
| laryngitis | larynx inflammation |
| naso | nose |
| nasology | nose, study of |
| oro | mouth |
| orofacial | mouth and face |
| oxy | oxygen, keen |
| oxysomia | 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 spit |
| hemoptysis | bloody sputum |
| pulmo | lung |
| pulmonology | lungs, study of |
| rhin | nose |
| rhinitis | nose inflammation |
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