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Cardio Terms
Cardio terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| phleb/0 | vein |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| venospasm | involuntary contraction of a vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arterio | artery |
| arteriosclerosis | condition of artery hardening |
| scler | harden |
| angina pectoris | pain in the chest |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| dia- | through |
| phelbalgia | pain in a vein |
| pectoralgia | pain in the chest |
| pector | chest |
| -algia | pain |
| aortalgia | pain in the aorta |
| hemo | blood |
| rrhage | bursting forth |
| hemorrhage | loss of blood |
| epi- | upon |
| card | heart |
| -ium | tissue |
| epicardium | tissue lining the outside of the heart |
| endo- | inside |
| endocardium | tissue lining the inside of the heart |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| myo- | muscle |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| angiogenesis | development of blood vessels |
| phlebosclerosis | hardening of a vein |
| angiosclerosis | hardening of a bloosd vessel |
| vasospasm | involuntary contraction of a blood vessel |
| -tomy | incision |
| phelbotomy | vein incision technical term for the drawing of blood |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
| phelbotomist | vein incision specialist (person who draws blood |
| thromb/0 | clot |
| myocarditis | inflammation of heart muscle |
| centesis | puncture |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -ectomy | removal |
| angioplasty | surgical reconstruction of a vessel |
| cardiomyotomy | incision into heart muscle |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| trache/0 | trachea or windpipe |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| pector/o | chest |
| nas/o | nose |
| pneumat/o | lung or air |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| spira | breathing |
| ventil | breathing |
| -ation | process |
| hypocapnia | low carbon dioxide |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| -pnea | breathing |
| rhino | nose |
| rhinorrhagia | nose bleed |
| pulmon | lung |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -malacia | softening |
| tracheomalacia | softening of the trachea |
| -stomy | opening |
| tracheostomy | creation of an opening in the windpipe |
| eupnea | good breathing |
| phrenoplegia | paralysis of the diaphragm |
| pneumohemothorax | air and blood in the chest |
| pneumonectomy | removal of a lung |
| brady- | slow |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| phrenospasm | hiccup / involuntary contraction of the diaphragm |
| nasopharyngoscope | instrument to look in the nose and throat |
| rhinorrhagia | excessive bleeding from the nose |
| thorac | chest |
| thoracalgia | chest pain |
| broncho | bronchus |
| bronchospasm | involuntary contraction of the bronchus |
| -ptysis | cough |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| tachy | fast |
| tachycardia | Fast heart rate |
| tachypnea | Fast breathing |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| pulmon | lung |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lung |
| pneumo | lung |
| -ia | condition |
| pneumonia | Condition of the lung |
| pneumonectomy | removal of a lung |
| tracheo | trachea |
| -tomy | incision |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| -ectomy | removal |
| dilator | expander |
| bronchodilator | a drug that dilates or expands the walls of the bronchi |
| tuss | cough |
| -ive | agent |
| anti- | against |
| Antitussive | a drug that prevents coughing |
| pharyngo | throat |
| nasopharyngoscope | instrument to look at the nose and throat |
| bronchoscopy | procedure of looking inside the bronchi |
| meter | measure |
| capnometer | instrument to measure carbon dioxide. |
| ox | oxygen |
| hypoxia | insufficient oxygen |
| thorax | chest |
| pneumohemothorax | air and blood in the chest |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| rhythm | rhythm |
| dysrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| arterio | artery |
| athero | fatty plaque |
| atherosclerosis | Condition of fat in the arteries |
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