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Yellow Terminology
Yellow Module Term. Combining/Suffix/Prefix/Abrrevs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel |
| anthrac/o | coal, coal dust |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| atel/o | incomplete;imperfect |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| electr/o | electricity |
| emphys/o | to inflate |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| isch/o | to hold back; block |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe |
| my/o | muscle |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air; lung |
| pneumon/o | air; lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scler/o | hardening; sclera |
| sept/o | septum |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spir/o | breathe |
| steth/o | chest |
| therm/o | heat |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| trache/o | trachea (wind pipe) |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| a-,an- | without, not |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| eu- | good, normal |
| extra- | outside, outward |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| per- | around |
| tachy- | rapid |
| trans- | across, through |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clysis | irrigation, washing |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | incision |
| ABG | arterial blood gases |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| AV | atrioventricular; arteriovenous |
| BP, B/P | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| mm Hg | millimetres of mercury |
| MS | mitral stenosis |
| MUGA scan | multiple-gated acquisition (scan) |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| DOE | dyspnea on exertion |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis, deep venous thrombosis |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram (graphy) |
| ECHO | echocardiogram (graphy) |
| ETT | exercise tolerance test |
| FVC | forced vital capacity |
| Hb, Hbg | hemoglobin |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| HF | heart failure |
| HTN | hypertension |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IV | intravenous |
| L/min. | litres per minute |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme. |
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