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10/20/2011

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Term
septum
Definition
dividing wall between the nose
Term
Mucosal/mucosa
Definition
mucous membranes
Term
bronchi/o-
Definition
bronchus
Term
pulmon/o-
Definition
lung
Term
alveoli, alveolar
Definition
air sacs of the lungs
Term
thorac/o-
Definition
thorax, chest
Term
diaphragmatic
Definition
pertaining to diaphragm
Term
re-spir-ation
Definition
again and again- breathe- process
"process of breathing again and again"
Term
in-spir-ation
Definition
in- breathe- process
"process of breathing in"
Term
ex-spir-ation
Definition
out, away-breathe- process
"process of breathing out"
Term
inter-costal muscles
Definition
in between the ribs
Term
eu-pnea
Definition
normal/good breathing
Term
ventil/o-
Definition
movement of air
(ventilation)
Term
lob/o-
Definition
lobe
(lobectomy, bilobal pneumonial)
Term
pneum/o-
Definition
lung
(pneumonia)
Term
trache/o-
Definition
trachea
(tracheostomy, tracheal deviation)
Term
pleur/o-
Definition
pleura (lung membrane)
(pleurisy, pleuritic)
Term
aspiration pneumonia
Definition
caused by breathing in fluid
Term
apnea
Definition
without breathing
Term
tachypnea
bradypnea
Definition
breathing fast
breathing slow
Term
dyspnea
Definition
difficult breathing
Term
an-oxia
Definition
without-oxygen
lack of oxygen: anoxic brain injury
Term
cyan-osis
Definition
blue-condition
(cyanotic, peripheral cyanosis)
Term
hyper-capnea
Definition
more than normal-carbon dioxide
Term
hypo-xemia
Definition
below normal oxygen in the blood
Term
endotracheal
Definition
within the trachea (endotracheal intubation)
Term
broncho-scopy
Definition
using an instrument (scope) to examine the bronchi
Term
-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal of (lobectomy, pneumonectomy)
Term
cardi/o-
Definition
heart (cardiology, cardiovascular)
Term
vascul/o-
Definition
blood vessels (avascular necrosis, cardiovascular)
Term
atri/o-
Definition
atria of the heart (atrial septal defect)
Term
ventricul/o-
Definition
ventricles of the heart (ventricular tachycardia)
Term
aort/o-
Definition
aorta (aortic stenosis, aortic aneurysm)
Term
myo-cardial
Definition
muscle-heart
(myocardial infarction)
Term
arterial
Definition
pertaining to an artery
(arterial blood gas, arterial bleeding)
Term
vaso-
Definition
blood vessel
(vasodilation, vasoconstriction)
Term
venous
Definition
pertaining to a vein
(venous doppler, venipuncture)
Term
valvul/o-
Definition
pertaining to valves
(valvular dysfunction)
Term
ischemia
Definition
lack of oxygen
(cardiac ischemia, ischemic stroke)
Term
angina
Definition
chest pain caused by ischemia
Term
cardio-myo-pathy
Definition
heart-muscle-disease
Term
cardio-megaly
Definition
enlarged heart
Term
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Definition
inefficiency of heart pumping, fluid gets backed up, either in the peripheral tissues (peripheral edema) or pulmonary circulation (pulmonary edema)
Term
edema
Definition
swelling
(peripheral edema, edematous tissue)
Term
dysrrhythmia
Definition
abnormal (heart) rhythm
Term
bradycardia
Definition
slow heart rate
Term
tachycardia
Definition
fast heart rate
Term
a-systole
Definition
without-contraction
Term
aneurysm
Definition
ballooning of a weak arterial wall
Term
athero-scler-osis
Definition
fatty deposits-hardening- process
process of fatty deposits causing the blood vessels to harden.
Term
hyper-lipid-emia
Definition
more than normal-fats-in the blood
Term
hypertension
hypotension
Definition
more than normal blood pressure
less than normal blood pressure
Term
electro-cardio-gram
Definition
electricity-heart-picture
picture of the heart's cardiac conduction
Term
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
Definition
open heart surgery, heart bypass. They use a vein to bypass a blockage.
Term
thromb/o-
Definition
blood clot
(thromboembolus, venous thrombosis)
Term
hemat/o-
Definition
blood
Term
erythro-cyte
Definition
red-cell
red blood cells
Term
leukocyte
Definition
white-cell
white blood cell
Term
lymph/o-
Definition
lymph, lymphatic system
Term
septi-cemia
Definition
infection in the blood stream
Term
immun/o-
Definition
immune system, immune respone
(immuno-compromised)
Term
coagulo-pathy
Definition
disease of blood clotting
Term
auto-immune
Definition
self-immune response immune response against your own cells
Term
anticoagulant
Definition
against (blood) clotting
Term
thrombolytic
Definition
thrombus- destroy destroys a blood clot
Term
phleb/o-
Definition
vein (plebitis, phlebotomist)
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