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Unit 4 Flashcards
Terms & Meaning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atel/o /ectasis | A collapsed lung or partial lung collapse. |
| hem/o/thorax | Blood collecting in the chest cavity around the lung. |
| dys/pnea | Difficult or labored breathing (shortness of breath). |
| rhin/o/rhea | A runny nose. |
| bronchi/o/ectasis | Chronic stretching out or widening of the airways. |
| choledoch/o/lith/o/iasis | Gallstones in the common bile duct. |
| dys/phagia | Difficulty swallowing food or liquids. |
| hemat/emesis | Vomiting up blood. |
| cho/le/cys/ti/itis | Inflammation of the gallbladder. |
| neph/ro/li/thi/a/sis | Having kidney stones. |
| hemat/o/uria | Blood in the urine. |
| olig/o/uria | Small amount of urine. |
| cyst/o/scopy | Looking inside the bladder using a small camera scope. |
| crypt/orchid/o/ism | An undescended testicle. |
| prostat/o/itis | Inflammation of the prostate gland. |