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PHS Vitals
PHS - Vitals Med Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| febrile | elevated |
| pyrex- | means fire -pyrexia = fever |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| therm- | heat - hypothermia = below heat |
| tachy | fast |
| brady | slow |
| cardia | heart |
| a- | not |
| rrythmia | rhythm |
| superficial | close to skin |
| deep | away from skin |
| -pnea | breathing |
| dys- | abnormal |
| -tension | pressure |
| syphyg- | pulse |
| mano- | pressure |
| meter | to measure |
| -oxi | oxygen |
| ascultate | to listen |
| palpate | to touch |
| occlude | to block |