Stack #35295 Word Scramble
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Words | Definitions |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
asphyxi/o | absence of a pulse |
ather/o | fatty substance |
brady | slow |
cardi/o | heart |
cerebr/o | brain |
edem | swelling |
-emesis | vomiting |
-itis | inflammation |
my/o | muscle |
myx/o | mucus |
-oid | like, resembling |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pnea | breathing |
pulmon/o | lung |
-rrhexis | rupture |
scler/o | sclera |
-sclerosis | abnormal dryness |
thromb/o | clot |
trachel | neck |
vascul/o | little vessel |
ventilat/o | air |
xiph/o | sword |
asphyxia | inadequate oxygen to the cells |
atherosclerosis | formation of fatty deposits in the arteries |
bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
cardiopulmonary | pertaining to the heart & lungs |
cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart |
cerebrovascular | pertaining to the vessels of the brain |
myocardium | heart muscle |
myxedema | mucus swelling |
thrombosis | clot |
xiphoid | tip of sternum |
ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
aspirate | inhaling a foreign substance into the respiratory tract |
BLS | basic life support |
compression | pushing of the sternum during CPR |
coronary | vessels that feed the heart muscle |
defibrillation | shocking of the heart muscle to stop an arrhythmia |
EMS | emergency medical services |
exhalation | breathing out |
regurgitation | return of swallowed food into the mouth |
trauma | any type of injury |
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