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Med Terms 6, 7, 8
Medical terminology for chapters 6, 7, 8
Question | Answer |
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arterio | artery |
cardio | heart |
electro | electric; electricity |
endo | within; inner |
myo | muscle |
phlebo | vein |
thrombo | clot |
veno | vein |
brady | slow |
tachy | fast |
poly | many |
instrument to record | graph |
process of recording | graphy |
record; picture | gram |
megaly | large; enlarged |
pathy | disease |
hardening | sclerosis |
pacemaker | Sinoatrial (SA) Node |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart | electrocardiogram (EKG) |
surgical repair of a heart valve | valvoplasty |
BP | blood pressure |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
MI | myocardial infarction |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
RHD | rheumatic heart disease |
vessel | angio |
cyto | cell |
red | erythro |
blood | hemo; hemato |
leuko | white |
lympho | lymph |
to eat | phago |
spleno | spleen |
thymo | thymus |
tonsillo | tonsils |
mono | one |
emia | blood condition |
tumor | oma |
osis | condition |
deficiency in quantity or quality of blood | anemia |
any abnormal blood condition | dycrasia |
embolism | obstruction of vessel by a foreign substance or blood clot |
hemorrhage | excessive blood loss, internal or external |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrom |
CBC | complete blood count |
DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
MCV | mean corpuscular volume |
PA | pernicious anemia |
WBC | white blood cells; white blood cell count |
broncho; bronchi | bronchus |
laryngo | larynx |
naso | nose |
pharyngo | pharynx |
pneumo | lung; air |
rhino | nose |
tracheo | trachea (wind pipe) |
eu | normal |
pnea | breathing |
HCt | Hematocrit |