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Med Term Test
Med Term Test Ross Medical
Question | Answer |
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Sphgmomanometer | Instrument used to measure blood pressure |
Hypertension | High Blood pressure |
Hypotension | Low blood pressure |
Constrict | To draw together; constrict |
Dilat | To expand; widen |
Ech | Sound |
Pan | all |
angi | blood vessel |
plasty | surgical repair; surgical reconstruction |
Arteri | artery |
sclerosis | hardening on the arteries due to the loss of elasticity in the arterial wall |
stenosis | narrowing of an artery |
ather | fatty debris |
oma | mass; tumor |
cardi | heart |
logist | specialist in the study of |
graph | instrument used to record |
pathy | disease |
itis | inflammation |
coron/o | crown |
ary | pertaining to |
Embol/o | plug |
us | condition; thing |
isch/o | hold back |
emia | blood condition |
my/o | muscle |
Phleb/o | vein |
thromb/o | clot |
Rhythm/o | Rhythm |
ia | state of; condition; process |
an | no; not |
Thromb/o | Clot |
Vas/o | Vessel |
Brady | slow |
Tachy | fast |