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MATC Physical Therapy
Units 11 and 13
132
Physiology
Not Applicable
02/28/2005

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aort/o
Definition
aorta
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angi/o
Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
Definition
artery
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ather/o
Definition
fatty plaque
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atri/o
Definition
atrium
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bio
Definition
life
Term
brady
Definition
slow
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calc/i
Definition
calcium, lime, or stone
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clavic/o
Definition
clavicle
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coron/o
Definition
encircling
Term
-dynia
Definition
pain
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ech/o
Definition
reflected sound
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electr/o
Definition
electricity
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-emia
Definition
blood condition
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end/o
Definition
inside
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femor/o
Definition
femur
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furc/o
Definition
branch, fork
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-gram
Definition
record, picture
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-graphy
Definition
the process of making a picture or record
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-graph
Definition
an instrument that records
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hemat/o
Definition
blood
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home/o
Definition
same
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-ia
Definition
state of
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isch/o
Definition
deficiency, blockage
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kal/i
Definition
potassium
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lip/o
Definition
fat
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medi-
Definition
middle
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement
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-meter
Definition
instrument to measure
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my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
natr/i
Definition
sodium
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-oma
Definition
mass, tumor
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-osis
Definition
condition of
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-penia
Definition
deficiency, lack of
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peri-
Definition
around, surrounding
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-rrhexis
Definition
rupture of
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-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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semi-
Definition
half
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sphygm/o
Definition
pulse
Term
-stasis
Definition
standing
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-stenosis
Definition
narrowing or constriction
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stern/o
Definition
sternum, chest
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steth/o
Definition
chest
Term
sub-
Definition
below
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tachy-
Definition
swift, fast
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ten/o
Definition
tendon
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot
Term
tibi/o
Definition
tibia
Term
valv/o
Definition
valve
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valvul/o
Definition
valve
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vas/o
Definition
vessel, duct
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vas/o
Definition
vessel, duct
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ven/o
Definition
vein
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ventricul/o
Definition
ventricles
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tension
Definition
pressure
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AV
Definition
atrioventricular
Term
BP
Definition
blood pressure
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CBC
Definition
Complete Blood Count
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CPR
Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CVA
Definition
cerebrovascular resuscitation
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DNR
Definition
Do Not Resuscitate
Term
DVT
Definition
deep vein thrombosis
Term
ECG
Definition
electrocardiogram
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EKG
Definition
Electrokardiogram
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ER
Definition
emergency room
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ETA
Definition
Estimated Time of Arrival
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Hg
Definition
mercury
Term
HR
Definition
heart Rate
Term
IV
Definition
Intravenous
Term
K+
Definition
Potassium
Term
MI
Definition
Myocardial Infraction
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Na+
Definition
Sodium
Term
NCR
Definition
No Cardiac Resuscitation
Term
P
Definition
Pulse
Term
PE
Definition
Pulmonary embolus
Term
RBC
Definition
Red Blood Cell
Red Blood Count
Term
SA
Definition
Sino-Atrial
Term
TPR
Definition
Tempature, Pulse, and Respiration
Term
VS
Definition
Vital Signs
Term
VSS
Definition
Vital Signs Stable
Term
WBC
Definition
White Blood Cell
White Blood Count
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adenoid/o
Definition
adenoids
Term
-algia
Definition
pain
Term
alveol/o
Definition
alveolus
Term
atel/o
Definition
imperfect
Term
bar/o
Definition
pressure
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
bronch/i
Definition
bronchus, airway
Term
bronch/o
Definition
bronchus, airway
Term
-capnia
Definition
CO2
Term
-cele
Definition
herniation, protrusion
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-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Term
diaphragmat/o
Definition
diaphragm
Term
-dynia
Definition
pain
Term
dys-
Definition
painful, difficult, bad
Term
-eal
Definition
pertaining to
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-ectasis
Definition
expansion, dilatation or stretching
Term
-emia
Definition
blood condition
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endo-
Definition
inside
Term
epiglott/o
Definition
epiglottis
Term
eu-
Definition
true, good, normal
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-gram
Definition
record, picture
Term
laryng/o
Definition
larynx, voice box
Term
lob/o
Definition
lobe
Term
-meter
Definition
instrument to measure
Term
-metry
Definition
neasurement
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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orth/o
Definition
straight
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pan-
Definition
all, total
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-pexy
Definition
surgical fixation or suspension
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-phonia
Definition
sound or voice
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phren/o
Definition
diaphram or mind
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-pnea
Definition
breathing
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pneum/o
Definition
lungs, air
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pneumat/o
Definition
air
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pneumon/o
Definition
lungs
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py/o
Definition
pus
Term
rhin/o
Definition
nose
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-rrhea
Definition
discharge, flow
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sept/o
Definition
septum
Term
sinus/o
Definition
sinus
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-spasm
Definition
sudden involuntary muscular contraction
Term
spir/o
Definition
breath
Term
-stenosis
Definition
narrowing or constriction
Term
tachy-
Definition
swift, fast
Term
BS
Definition
Blood Sugar
Bowel Sounds
Breath Sounds
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CXR
Definition
Chest X-Ray film
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ENT
Definition
Ear, Nose, and Throat
Term
SIDS
Definition
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Term
SOB
Definition
Short of Breath
Term
TB
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
TCDB
Definition
Turn, Cough, Deep breather
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