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medical term.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| albumin/o | albumin |
| alveol/o | alveoli |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
| angi/o | vessel |
| anthrac/o | black,coal,coal dust |
| atel/o | incomplete,imperfect |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| bronchil/o | brochiole |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chrom/o | colour |
| coni/o | dust |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| ech/o | repeating sound |
| electr/o | electricity |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| erythr/o | red |
| hem/o | blood |
| isch/o | ischium |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat,lipids |
| lob/o | lobe |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nas/o | nose |
| necr/o | death |
| olfact/o | smell, sence of smell |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phren/o | diaphram, mind |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lungs, air |
| pseud/o | false, fake |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| py/o | pus |
| reticul/o | net, mesh |
| sept/o | septum |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spir/o | breathe |
| steth/o | chest |
| thorac/o | thorax, chest |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel, duct, vas deferens |
| ven/o | vein |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| eu- | good, normal, well |
| intra- | in, within |
| mono- | one |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| a- | without, not, absence |
| anti- | against |
| endo- | in, within |
| epi- | above |
| extra- | outside |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -fusion | pour |
| -gram | x-ray, writing |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | destruction, seperation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abc/o |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pathy | disease |
| pneu- | lungs, air |
| pro- | before, infront of |
| trans- | across, through |
| -algia | pain |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clysis | irregular, washing |
| -crasis | mixing |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phage | eating, swallowing, digestion |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | downward displacement, sagging |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument to examine |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stasis | standing still, stopping |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| ABG | arterial blood gases |
| ACE | angiotension-converting enzyme |
| AFB | acid-fast bacillus |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| CHD | congestive heart disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| DOB | date of birth |
| DOE | dyspnea on exertion |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| FVC | forced vital capacity |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| HF | heart failure |
| Ht. | height |
| Hx | history |
| ICD | implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
| IV | intravenous |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| PFT | pulmonary function test |
| PRN | as required |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| TIA | transiant ischemic attack |
| TPR | temperature pulse respiration |
| URI | upper respiration infection |
| VSD | ventricular tachycardia |
| Wt. | weight |
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