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Terminology\pul\
Terminology\pul\endocrine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -pnea | breathing |
| eupnea | good breathing |
| tachy- | fast |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| orth/o | straight |
| ventil | breathing |
| dysphonia | bad sound voice (hoarseness) |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| pector | chest |
| ex- | out |
| rhinorrhagia | excessive blood flow from the nose |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| bronchospasm | involuntary contraction of the bronchus / cough |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| phrenospasm | invouluntary contraction of the diaphragm |
| thorac/o | chest |
| hemoptysis | bloodh |
| cost/o | rib |
| bronchiole | small bronchus |
| orthopnea | straight/ breathing (can only breathe in upright position) |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| cyan | blue |
| cyanosis | bluish color in the skin |
| tel | complete |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| hemo | blood |
| thorax | chest |
| hemothorax | blood in the chest |
| bronchi | bronchus |
| bronchiectasis | expansion of the bronchi |
| phrenoplegia | paralysis of the diaphragm |
| pulmon | lung |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| edema | swelling |
| pulmonary edema | swelling in the lungs (fluid) |
| tracheo | trachea |
| stenosis | condition of narrowing |
| tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |
| capn | carbon dioxide |
| hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide |
| carb | carbon dioxide |
| ox | oxygen |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hypoxemia | insufficient oxygen in the blood |
| hypoxia | insufficient oxygen |
| endo | inside |
| endoscope | instrument to look inside |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| nasopharyngoscope | instrument to look at the nose and throat |
| tonsilitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| -malacia | softening |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchus |
| bronchiolitis | inflammation of the bronchiole |
| pneumon | lung |
| pneumonia | condition of the lung |
| crani/o | skull or head |
| cephal/o | head |
| encephal/o | brain |
| mening/o | meninges |
| neur/o | nerve |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neuropathy | disease of a nerve |
| psych/o | mind |
| phas/o | speech |
| esthesi/o | sensation or feeling |
| somn/o | sleep |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -phobia | excessive fear |
| aphasia | inability to speak |
| taxia | coordination |
| ataxia | lack of coordination |
| kinesia | movement |
| dyskinesia | difficulty moving |
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
| in- | not |
| insomnia | inability to sleep |
| cephalalgia | Head pain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| caus | burn |
| causalgia | painful sensation of burning |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| klepto | theft |
| kleptomania | desire to steal |
| pyromania | desire to set fire |
| epi- | upon |
| epidural | on top of the dura mater |
| micro | small |
| microcephaly | abnormally small head |
| macro | large |
| macrocephaly | abnormally large head |
| anesthesiologist | doctor who specializes in anesthesiology |
| glyco | sugar |
| neuroglycopenia | defienciency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity |
| penia | deficiency |
| hydro | water |
| hydroencephaly | abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| craniostenosis | abnormal narrowing of the skull |
| craniosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the skull |
| encephalomyeloneuropathy | disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
| cerebromeningitis | inflammation of the brain and meninges |
| myelopathy | disease of the spinal cord |
| aden/o | gland |
| meno | menstrual |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| hypoglycemic | pertaining to low blood sugar |
| mast | breast |
| gynec/o | woman |
| gynecomastia | development of breast in males |
| galact/o | milk |
| galactorrhea | discharge of milk |
| poly- | excessive |
| polyphagia | excessive eating |
| uria | urine condition |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| dips | thirst |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| thyromegaly | enlargement of the thyroid |
| calci | calcium |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| cholesterol | cholesterol |
| hypercholesterolemia | excessive cholesterol in the blood |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
| kal | potassium |
| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood |
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