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Ch.7-9
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
10/17/2013
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Term
nas/o
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
sept/o
 Definition
septum
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus, cavity
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
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epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea (wind-pipe)
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bronchi/o
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
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alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus; air sac
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
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pneum/o
pneumon/o
 Definition
air; lung
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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anthrac/o
 Definition
coal, coal dust
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atel/o
 Definition
incomplete; imperfect
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coni/o
 Definition
dust
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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lob/o
 Definition
lobe
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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ox/i
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen (O2)
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pector/o
steth/o
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm, mind
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spir/o
 Definition
breathe
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-capnia
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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-osmia
 Definition
smell
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-phonia
 Definition
voice
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
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-thorax
 Definition
chest
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ABG
 Definition
arterial blood gas
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ARDS
 Definition
acute respiratory distress syndrome
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COPD
 Definition
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CPR
 Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CXR
 Definition
chest x-ray; chest radiograph
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HMD
 Definition
hyaline membrane disease
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IRDS
 Definition
infant respiratory distress syndrome
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RD
 Definition
respiratory distress
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RDS
 Definition
respiratory distress syndrome
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T&A
 Definition
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
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TB
 Definition
tuberculosis
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URI
 Definition
upper respiratory infection
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aneurysm/o
 Definition
widened blood vessel
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angi/o
vascul/o
 Definition
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty plaque
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cardi/o
coron/o
 Definition
heart
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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embol/o
 Definition
embolus (plug)
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hemangi/o
 Definition
blod vessel
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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phleb/o
ven/o
 Definition
vein
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening; sclera
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sept/o
 Definition
septum
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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sten/o
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
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thromb/o
 Definition
blood clot
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valv/o
valvul/o
 Definition
valve
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel; vas deferens; duct
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle (of the heart or brain)
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-cardia
 Definition
heart condition
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-gram
 Definition
record, writing
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
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peri-
 Definition
around
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CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
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CC
 Definition
Cardiac catheterization
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CHD
 Definition
coronary heart disease
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DVT
 Definition
deep vein thrombosis, deep venous thrombosis
Term
MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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agglutin/o
 Definition
clumping, gluing
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bas/o
 Definition
base, opposite of acid
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blast/o
 Definition
embryonic cell
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chrom/o
 Definition
color
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eosin/o
 Definition
dawn, rose-colored
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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granul/o
 Definition
granule
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hem/o
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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immun/o
 Definition
immune, immunity, safe
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kary/o
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph gland/node
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
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morph/o
 Definition
form, shape, structure
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow; spinal cord
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neutr/o
 Definition
neutral, neither
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phag/o
 Definition
swallowing, eating
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plas/o
 Definition
formation, growth
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poikil/o
 Definition
varied, irregular
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reticul/o
 Definition
net, mesh
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ser/o
 Definition
serum
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sider/o
 Definition
iron
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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thromb/o
 Definition
blood clot
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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xen/o
 Definition
foreign, strange
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-blast
 Definition
embryonic cell
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-globin
 Definition
protein
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-graft
 Definition
transplantation
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increase-primarily w/ blood cells
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-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
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-phil
 Definition
attraction for
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-phoresis
 Definition
carrying, transmission
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-phylaxis
 Definition
protection
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation, production
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-stasis
 Definition
standing still
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allo-
 Definition
other, differing from the normal
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aniso-
 Definition
unequal, dissimilar
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iso-
 Definition
same, equal
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macro-
micro-
 Definition
large
small
Term
mono-
poly-
 Definition
one
many, much
Term
AIDS
 Definition
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Term
BMT
 Definition
bone marrow transplant
Term
CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
diff
 Definition
differential count (white blood cells)
Term
EBV
 Definition
Epstein-Barr virus
Term
HIV
 Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
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RBC, rbc
 Definition
red blood cell
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WBC, wbc
 Definition
white blood cell
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