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Basic Terminology
Medical Terminolgy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a group of diseases characterized by insufficient red blood cells; may be due to iron deficiency, a bone marrow defect or heredity. | anemias |
| a weak, ballooned area in a vessel | aneurysm |
| pains in the chest due to spasm of coronary arteries | angina pectoris |
| thickening, hardening and loss of elasticiity of the walls of blood vessels, causing the lumen to become narrowed. | arteriosclerosis |
| cardiac standstill | asystole |
| heart action ceased (CPR indicated) | cardiac arrest |
| compression or narrowing of the walls of a vessel, especially the aorta | coarctation |
| acro- | extremities, top or extreme point(acrodermatitis, acrocephaly) |
| aniso- | unequal |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult(dystocia, dysphoria) |
| eu- | good, easy(eutocia, euphoria) |
| carp/o | wrist(metacarpal) |
| cyst/ocholecystogram, cystogram | bladder |
| dent/o odont(dentist, orthodontia, detalgia) | teeth |
| chondr/o(chondritis) | cartliage |
| cervic/ocervical | neck |
| hemo/ohemophlia | blood |