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Lisa's Medical Terms
chapters 1, 2 and 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |