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SSCT Med Term C11/12
SSCT Medical Terminology Web3 Chapter 11 & 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o | artery |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium, upper chamber of heart |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol (a lipid substance) |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| myx/o | mucus |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pericardi/o | pericardium |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvul/o | valve |
| valv/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle, lower heart chamber |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| aveol/o | aveolus, air sac |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole, small bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharnyx, throat |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphgragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air, lung |
| pneumon/o | air, lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| -ema | condition |
| -osmia | small |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | pleural cavity; chest |
| ASHD | Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| A-V | atrioventricular |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MVP | Mitral valve prolapse |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| S-A node | sinoatrial node |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| troponin T | protein in cardiac muscle cells |
| VLDL | very-low-density lipoprotein |
| ABG | arterial blood gases |
| AFB | acid-fast bascilli |
| ARDS | acute repiratory distress syndrome |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| DOE | dyspnea on exertion |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| PCP | pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
| PPD | purified protein derivative |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
| aortic | pertaining to the aorta |
| aortic stenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of the arteries with a fatty deposit |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the cardiac muscle |
| hypoxia | condition of insufficient oxygen |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| interventricular septum | pertaining to the wall betwee the ventricles |
| hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide in the blood |
| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| cyanosis | abnormal condition of bluish skin discoloration due to lack of oxygen |
| orthopnea | breathing discomfort in any position other than erect, sitting , or standing straight |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion of the lung |
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