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Lisa's Medical Terms
chapters 1, 2 and 3
Question | Answer |
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ic | pertaining to |
ion | action, condition |
ive | pertaining to, quality of |
sis | abnormal condition |
pathy | disease |
ia | condition |
diabet | diabetes |
tens | pressure |
ket | ketone |
acid | acid |
neur | nerve |
pneumon | air, lung |
retin | retina |
card | heart |
pnea | breathe |
hypo | below |
tachy | rapid |
diabetes mellitus | metabolic syndrome caused by absolute or relative insulin deficiency and or insulin ineffectiveness |
diabetic | pertaining to or suffering from diabetes |
hypotension | persistent low arterial blood pressure |
hypotensive | pertaining to or suffering from hypotension |
ketoacidosis | edcessive production of ketones making the blood acidic |
neuropthy | any disorder affecting the nervous system |
pneumonia | inflammation fo the lung parenchyma |
retinopathy | any disease of the retina |
tachycardia | rapid hear rate, above 100 beats per minute |
tachypnea | rapid breath |
ary | pertaining to |
pulmon | lung |
logy | study of |
pneumon | lung, air |
respir | to breath |
pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
pulmonology | study of the lungs or hte medical spcialty of disorders of the lungs |
pulmonologist | specialist in treating disorders of the lungs |
pneumonia | inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue) |
pneumonitis | inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue) |
respiration | process of breathing, fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide |
respiratory | pertaining to respiration |