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Stack #35295
Mod D Unit 3 Words Thompson Institute hbg
| Words | Definitions |
|---|---|
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| asphyxi/o | absence of a pulse |
| ather/o | fatty substance |
| brady | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| edem | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -itis | inflammation |
| my/o | muscle |
| myx/o | mucus |
| -oid | like, resembling |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| scler/o | sclera |
| -sclerosis | abnormal dryness |
| thromb/o | clot |
| trachel | neck |
| vascul/o | little vessel |
| ventilat/o | air |
| xiph/o | sword |
| asphyxia | inadequate oxygen to the cells |
| atherosclerosis | formation of fatty deposits in the arteries |
| bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
| cardiopulmonary | pertaining to the heart & lungs |
| cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart |
| cerebrovascular | pertaining to the vessels of the brain |
| myocardium | heart muscle |
| myxedema | mucus swelling |
| thrombosis | clot |
| xiphoid | tip of sternum |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
| aspirate | inhaling a foreign substance into the respiratory tract |
| BLS | basic life support |
| compression | pushing of the sternum during CPR |
| coronary | vessels that feed the heart muscle |
| defibrillation | shocking of the heart muscle to stop an arrhythmia |
| EMS | emergency medical services |
| exhalation | breathing out |
| regurgitation | return of swallowed food into the mouth |
| trauma | any type of injury |
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