1
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
Q
aer/o
A
air
3
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus; air sac
4
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
5
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
6
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
7
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
8
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
9
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
10
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
11
Q
nas/o
A
nose
12
Q
ortho/o
A
straight
13
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
14
Q
phren/o
A
diaphragm
15
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
16
Q
pneum/o
A
air; lung
17
Q
pneumon/o
A
air; lung
18
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
19
Q
py/o
A
pus
20
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
21
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils
21
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
21
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
22
Q
brady-
A
slow
23
eu-
good, normal
24
tachy-
fast, rapid
25
adenoidectomy
removal of adenoids (tonsils)
26
aerophagia
eating (swallowing) air
27
alveolar
pertaining to the alveoli
28
anosmia
without or no smell (absence/decreased sense of smell)
29
anoxia
without or no oxygen
30
apnea
without or not breathing
31
asphyxia
extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body
32
asthma
chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing
33
atelectasis
incomplete dilation/expansion (collapsed lung)
34
bradypnea
slow breathing
35
bronchiectasis
expansion/dilation of the bronchi
36
bronchiolitis
inflammation of the bronchioles
37
bronchitis
inflammation of the bronchi
38
bronchoscopy
visual examination of the bronchi
39
cyanosis
abnormal condition of blue (blue skin due to lack of oxygen)
40
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
41
epistaxis
nosebleed
42
eupnea
normal breathing
43
hemoptysis
coughing up blood
44
hemothorax
blood in the chest (blood in the pleural cavity)
45
hypercapnia
excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
46
hypoxemia
low oxygen in the blood
47
hypoxia
low oxygen in the tissues
48
laryngoplegia
paralysis of the larynx
49
laryngoscope
instrument for examining the larynx
50
orthopnea
breathing straight (difficulty breathing laying down)
51
pharyngospasm
involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx
52
phrenalgia
pain of the diaphragm
53
pleurisy
inflammation of the pleura
54
pleurodynia
pain of the pleura
55
pneumomelanosis
blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust
56
pneumonia
infection of the lung
57
pneumothorax
collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity
58
polysomnography
process of recording sleep (sleep study test)
59
rales
crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung
60
rhonchi
coarse rattling breath sound
61
spirometry
act of measuring the breath (lung function test)
62
sputum
mucus coughed up from airways
63
stridor
wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)
64
tachypnea
fast, rapid breathing
65
thoracocentesis
surgical puncture of the chest (to remove fluid)
66
thoracopathy
disease of the chest
67
tonsillectomy
removal of the tonsils
68
tracheostomy
forming an opening in the trachea
69
tracheotomy
incision of the trachea
70
tuberculosis
infectious disease cause by bacteria
71
wheezes
coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways
72
aneurysm/o
widening, widened blood vessel
73
aort/o
aorta
74
arter/o
artery
75
arteri/o
artery
76
ather/o
fatty plaque
77
atri/o
atrium
78
cardi/o
heart
79
coron/o
heart
80
phleb/o
vein
81
thromb/o
blood clot
82
varic/o
dilated vein
83
vas/o
vessel (also vas deferens, or duct)
84
vascul/o
vessel
85
ven/o
vein
86
ventricul/o
ventricle (of the heart or brain)
87
-cardia
heart condition
88
brady-
slow
89
epi-
above, upon
90
peri-
around
91
aneurysm
widening/ballooning of an artery from weakness of the arterial wall
92
angiography
process of recording a blood vessel
93
angioplasty
surgical repair of a blood vessel
94
angina
chest pain from decreased blood flow (oxygen) to the heart
95
arrhythmia
irregular heartbeat
96
arteriosclerosis
abnormal condition of arteries hardening (hardening of arteries)
97
atherosclerosis
abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening (form of arteriosclerosis)
98
bradycardia
heart condition of slow (slow heart rate)
99
bruit
abnormal heart sound from blood rushing past arterial obstruction
100
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
101
cardiomyopathy
disease of heart muscle
101
cardioversion
turning of the heart (procedure to convert heart rate to normal rhythm)
102
dysrhythmia
abnormal electrical activity in the heart causing abnormal heartrate
103
ectopy
extra heart beats seen on an ECG tracing
104
echocardiogram
record of repeated sound waves of the heart (heart ultrasound)
105
electrocardiogram
record of the electrical activity of the heart
106
embolus
mass (clot/plaque) that travels through blood/becomes lodged in a blood vessel
107
endarterectomy
removal of the lining of an artery
108
gallop
extra abnormal heart sounds heart on a cardiac exam
109
hyperlipidemia
blood condition of excess fats (high cholesterol
110
hypertension
high blood pressure
111
hypotension
low blood pressure
112
murmur
abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow though heart
113
pacemaker
small, implanted device that uses electrical impulses to correct arrythmias
114
palpitations
sensations of abnormal heart rate (skipped/extra beats, heart is “racing”)
115
pericardium
structure around the heart
116
phlebitis
inflammation of a vein
117
rub
abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)
118
sclerotherapy
treatment of hardening (injection treatment for varicose veins)
119
stenosis
narrowing, stricture
120
syncope
fainting
121
tachycardia
heart condition of fast (fast heart rate)
122
thrombolysis
destruction, loosening of a blood clot
123
thrombus
blood clot
124
varicose
pertaining to a dilated vein
125
vasospasm
involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel
126
ischemia
to hold back blood
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