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Terminology Lesson 3
Medical Terminology Lesson 3 - Cardiovascular and Respiratory
| Term | Definition | Word Association |
|---|---|---|
| aortal (ay + o r + tuh) | aorta, main artery | aortal, main artery, portal, aortal |
| aortalgia | aorta pain | |
| arterio (ar + teer + ee + oh) | artery | arterio, artery, artery + o, arterio |
| arteriosclerosis | condition of hard arteries | |
| cardio (car + dee + oh) | heart | cardio, heart, suit, card, cardio |
| cardiology | heart, study of | |
| emboli (em + bo + lie) | vessel obstruction | emboli, vessel obstruction, obstruction, bend, elbow, emboli |
| embolectomy | embolus, removal, of | |
| emia (em + ee + uh) | blood | emia, anemia, blood, bleed, shot, aim, emia |
| anemia | without blood | |
| hema, hemo (he + muh, he + moe) | blood | hema, blood, strength, he-man, hema |
| hematoma | blood tumor | |
| phleb (fleab) | vein | phleb, vein, blood, bloodsucker, flea, phleb |
| phlebotomy | vein incision | |
| thrombo (throm + bow) | blood clot | thrombo, blood clot, pain, throb, thrombo |
| thrombophlebitis | clotted vein | |
| varico (vair +ee + co) | varicose veins | varico, varicose, veins, varicose minus s, varico |
| varicocele | twisted veins, tumor | |
| vaso (vay + so) | blood vessel | vaso, blood vessel, vessel minus l, vaso |
| vasoconstriction | tightened vessel | |
| vena (vee + nuh) | vein | vena, vein, vein + a, vena |
| vena cava | large vein | |
| ventricu (ven + trick + you) | heart cavity | ventricu, heart cavity, cavity, space, vent, ventricu |
| ventriculitis | ventricle inflammation | |
| broncho (bronk + oh) | bronchi, airway | broncho, windpipe, ventilation, up and down, bronco, broncho |
| bronchitis | bronchial inflammation | |
| cili (sill + ee) | hairlike processes | cili, hairlike, wig, silly, cili |
| ciliogenesis | cili forming | |
| ectasis (ek + ta + sis) | expansion | ectasis, expansion, bigger and better, feeling better, ecstasy, ectasis |
| atelectasis | abnormal expansion | |
| laryngo (la + ring + go) | larynx, voice box | laryngo, voice box, talk, lingo, laryngo |
| laryngitis | larynx inflammation | |
| naso (nay + so) | nose | naso, nose, nasal, naso |
| nasology | nose, study of | |
| oro (ore + oh) | mouth | oro, mouth, oral, oro |
| orofacial | mouth and face | |
| oxy (ox + ee) | oxygen, keen | oxy, keen, strong, moxie, oxy |
| oxy, oxyosmia | keen sense of smell | |
| pector (pect + tore) | breast, chest | pector, chest, frame, picture, pector |
| pectoralgia | chest nerve pain | |
| pleura (pluh + rah) | rib side | pleura, rib side, ribs, plural, pleura |
| pleurisy | inflammation of exterior lung lining | |
| pneumo (new + mow) | lung | pneumo, lung, fresh air, cut grass smell, new mow, pneumo |
| pneumonectomy | lung excision | |
| ptysis (tie + sis) | to spit | ptysis, spit, mad, mad at your sister, tie a sis, ptysis |
| hemoptysis | bloody sputum | |
| pulmo (pull + moe) | lungs | pulmo, lungs, breathe deep, pull more, pulmo |
| pulmonology | lungs, study of | |
| rhin (rine) | nose | rhin, nose, rhinoceros, rhino, rhin |
| rhinitis | nose inflammation | |
| tracheo (tray + key + oh) | trachea, windpipe | tracheo, windpipe, air travel, travel, trek, tracheo |
| tracheostomy | trachea opening |
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