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Module 4
medical terminology chapter 7,8,9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| aort/o | Aorta |
| arteri/o | pertaining to an artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | pertaining to the heart |
| embol/o | embolus, plug |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hem- hemo- hemat/o- | blood |
| hemangio | blood vessels |
| -phil | attraction for |
| phleb/o | pertaining to the blood veins |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| scler/o | hardening, thinckening |
| sten/o | narrowing, stricture |
| thromb/o | referring to a blood clot, clotting of blood |
| varic/o | swollen or twisted vein |
| vas/o | duct, blood vessel |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven- | blood, veins |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| aer/o | air, gas |
| bronch/i | bronchus |
| laryng/o | larynx, lower throat cavity (with voice box) |
| myx/o | mucus |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pharnyg/o | pharynx, upper throat cavity |
| phon/o | voice |
| pneum/o- pneumon/o | pertaining to the lungs |
| pneumat/o | air, lungs |
| -ptysis | spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs of the bronchial tubes |
| pulmon- pulmo- | relating to the lungs |
| rhin/o- | pertaining to the nose |
| sinus- | pertaining to the sinus |
| spir/o | breathe |
| steth/o | chest |
| thorac/i- thorac/o- | upper chest, area above breast and under the neck |
| trache/o | trachea |
| blast/o | germ or bud |
| chrom/o | color |
| cyto | cell |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| morph/o | form or shape |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| reticul/o | net |
| splen/o | spleen |
| Erythrocytes | RBCs (red blood cells) |
| Leukocytes | WBCs (white blood cells) |
| agglutin/o | clumping , gluing |
| bas/o | base, alkaline |
| eosin/o | dawn, rose colored. |
| erythr/o | red |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| neutr/o | neutral |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phil | attraction for |
| poliesis | formation, production |
| -aden | gland |
| -lymph/o | lymph |
| -lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| -blast/o | embryonic cell |
| immun/o | immunity, immune |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating |
| ser/o | serum |
| splen/o | spleen |
| xen/o | foreign, strange |
| plas/o | formation, growth |
| antibody | protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to a foreign substance. |
| antigen | substance recognized as harmful to the host, that stimulates an antibody response. |
| allergy | abnormal immune response to a non-harmful stimulant |
| edema | abnormal accumulation of fluids in inter cellar spaces ( swelling) |
| sepsis | presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood (aka blood poisoning) |
| globin | protein |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| stasis | standing still |
| aggulation | process of clumping |
| isochromic | pertaining to the same color |
| anisocytosis | abnormal increase in cells that are unequal |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of the lymph nodes |
| thrombocytopenia | abnormal decrease in platelets |
| arteries | carry blood away from the heart |
| veins | carry blood to the heart |
| capillaries | exchange neutrients waste |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriole | arterio/o |
| atri/o | atrium |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| embol/o | embolus (plug) |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| sten/o | narrowing, stricture |
| stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| ventricul/o | ventricule |
| cardia | heart condition |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| varicose veins | enlarged, engorged, twisted, superficial veins. |
| aneurysm | localized abnormal dilation of a vessel usually an artery |
| angina | mild to severe suffocating chest pain caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart |
| infarction | localized tissue death due to lack if blood supply |
| palpitation | sensation of an irregular heartbeat also called fluttering or skipping a beat |
| syncope | partial or complete loss of consciousness fainting |
| Upper respiratory tract | nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, |
| lower respiratory tract | bronchi, lungs, brochioles, alveoli |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | parynx |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| trache/o | trachea |
| bronch/i bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol | bronchiole |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| pneumon/o | lungs , air |
| pneum/o | lungs, air |
| pulmon/o | lungs ,air |
| pector/o | chest |
| steth/o | chest |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thorax | chest |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| spir/o | breathe |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -pnea | breathing |
| Emphysema | disease characterized by decreased elasticity of the alveoli |
| auscultation | listening to body sounds with a stethoscope |
| croup | common childhood condition involving inflammation of the respiratory system |
| wheeze | whistling or sighing sounds heard on ausculation |
| influenza | acute infectious respiratory viral disease |
| anosmia | without smell |
| dysphonia | bad or impaired voice |
| asthma | spasms if the bronchial passages leading to dyspnea |
| pneumonia | inflammatory disease of the lungs |
| oximetry | method of measuring oxygen in blood |
| hypoxemia | oxygen deficiency in the arterial blood |
| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition of the lungs caused by inhaling dust |
| stridor | high pitched harsh breath sound caused by spasm or swelling in the upper airway |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| Hb / Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| Afib | Atrial Fibrillation |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHD | congenital heart disease |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CPR | cardio pulmonary resuscitation |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein (good cholesterol) |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CT | computed tomography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PH | pulmonary hypertension |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| surgical puncture of the pleura | pleurocentesis |
| instrument for examining the bronchus | bronchoscope |
| excision of the tonsils | tonsillectomy |
| slow breathing | bradypnea |
| difficult voice | dysphonia |
| abnormal condition of blueness | cyanosis |
| instrument to measure oxygen saturation | oximeter |
| paralysis of the voice box | laryngoplegia |
| surgical repair of the septum | septoplasty |
| incision of the sinus | sinusotomy |
| excessive carbon dioxide | hypercapnea |
| good, normal breathing | eupnea |
| expansion of a bronchi | bronchiectasis |
| surgical repair of the nose | rhinoplasty |
| condition of the lungs | pneumonia |
| discharge from the nose | rhinorrhea |
| inflammation of mucous membranes of the nose | rhinitis |
| visual examination of the larynx | laryngoscopy |
| inflammation of the larynx | laryngitis |
| stricture or narrowing of the larynx | laryngostenosis |
| dilation or expansion of the bronchus | bronchiectasis |
| disease of the bronchus | bronchopathy |
| spasm of the bronchus | bronchospasm |
| aur in the chest (pleural space) | pneumothorax |
| inflammation of the lungs | pneumonitis |
| specialist in lung diseases | pulmonologist |
| pertaining to the lung | pulmonary, pulmonic |
| difficult breathing | dyspnea |
| slow breathing | bradypnea |
| rapid breathing | tachypnea |
| absence of the breathing | apnea |
| surgical repair of the nose | rhinoplasty |
| surgical puncture of the chest | thoracentesis |
| removal of a lung | pulmonectomy |
| forming an opening mouth in the trachea | tracheostomy |
| collapsed or airless lung | atelectasis |
| pus in the pleural cavity | empyema |
| phospholipid that allows the lungs to expand with ease | surfactant |
| deficiency of oxygen in the tissues | hypoxia |
| inflammatory fluid high in protein with blood and immune cells | exudate |
| absence or decrease in the sense of smell | anosmia |
| deficiency of oxygen in the blood | hypoxemia |
| granulomas associated with tuberculosis | tubercles |
| temporary loss of breathing | apnea |
| varicose veins of the esophagus | varices |
| soft blowing sound, murmur | bruit |
| local abnormal dilation of a vessel | aneurism |
| inability of the heart to maintain a normal sinus rhythm | arrhythmia |
| backflow of blood due to a valve failure | regurgitation |
| profuse sweating | diaphoresis |
| narrowing of a vessel especially the aorta | coarctation |