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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gases |
| ACE | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme |
| across | trans- |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| adenoids | adenoid/o |
| AF | Atrial fibrillation |
| AFB | Acid-fast bacillus |
| air;lung | pneum/o, pneumon/o |
| alveoli/o | alveolus, air sac |
| alveolus, air sac | alveol/o |
| aneurysm/o | widen blood vessel |
| angi/o | vessel |
| ante- | before, infront of |
| anthrac/o | coal, coal dust, black |
| anti- | against |
| aort/o | aorta |
| aorta | aort/o |
| AP | Anteroposterior |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| around | peri- |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | artery, small artery |
| arteriole | arteriol/o |
| artery | arteri/o |
| AS | Aortic stenosis |
| ASD | Arterial Septal defect |
| ASHD | Ateriosclerotic Heart Disease |
| AST | Angiotensin Sensitivity Test |
| atel/o | incomplete, imperfect |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atruium | atri/o |
| AV | Atrioventricular, Atriovenous |
| bad, painful, difficult | Dys- |
| BBB | Bundle Branch Block |
| black | melan/o |
| blood clot | thromb/o |
| blood vessle | hemangi/o |
| blue | cyan/o |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| brady- | slow |
| breathe | spir/o |
| breathing | respir/o, -pnea |
| bronch/o | bronchus, bronchi |
| bronchi/o | bronchus. bronchi |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| bronchiole | bronchiol/o |
| bronchus, bronchi | bronchi/o, bronch/o |
| CA | Cardiac Arrest |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| cardi/o | heart |
| CC | Cardiac Catheterzation, Calcium Citrate |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| chest | steth/o, thorac/o, -thorax, pector/o |
| chol | cholesterol |
| CK | Creatine Kinase |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| coal, coal dust | anthorac/o |
| coulor | chrom/o |
| coni/o | dust |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CPAP | Continuous Positive airway pressure |
| CPR | Cardopulmonary Resusitation |
| -crasis | a mixture |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| cyan/o | blue |
| DES | Drug eluting stent |
| diaphragm;mind | phren/o |
| DOE | Dyspnia on exertion |
| DPI | Dry powder inhaler |
| DPT | Diphtheria,Pertussis,Tetanus |
| DSA | Digital Subtraction Angiography |
| dust | coni/o |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | Echocardiogram, Echoencephalogram |
| EEG | Electroencephalography |
| EF | Ejection fraction |
| EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| electr/o | electricity |
| electricity | electr/o |
| embolus (plug) | embol/o |
| endo- | in,within |
| epi- | on, opon, over, above |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| epiglottis | epiglott/o |
| ENT | Ears, nose, thorat |
| ETT | exercise tolerance test |
| eu- | good, normal |
| extra- | outside |
| fatty plaque | ather/o |
| five | quinti, pent, pent/a |
| four | quadr/o |
| FVC | Forced vital capacity |
| good,normal | eu- |
| -gram | reacord, writing |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| green | chlor/o |
| hardeneing,sclera | scler/o |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| heart | cardi/o |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| Hgb | hemaglobin |
| HMD | hyaline membrane disease |
| HTN | hypertension |
| Hx | history |
| hyper- | excessive,increased,beyond |
| hypo- | below,deficient,incomplete,decrease |
| ICD | Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| in,within | endo-,in-,intra-,en-,end- |
| incision into | tomy |
| incomplete,imperfect | atel/o |
| inflammtion of | itis |
| instrument for recording | -graph |
| IPPB | Intermittent Positve-Pressure breathing |
| IRDS | Infant respiratory distress syndome |
| isch/o | to hold back,block,blockage,deficiency |
| IV | Intraveneous |
| LA | left atrium |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| larynx (voice box) | laryng/o |
| LD | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| lob/o | lobe |
| lobe | lob/o |
| lung | pulmon/o, pulm/o |
| LV | left ventricle |
| MDI | metred-dose inhaler |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MR | mitral regurgitation |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram or angiography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | mitral stenosis |
| MUGA | Multiple-gatd acquisition (scan) |
| muscle | my/o, muscul/o, myos/o |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| narrowing,stricture | -stenosis, sten/o |
| nas/o | nose |
| nose | nas/o,rhin/o |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| O2 | oxygen |
| one | -mono |
| orth/o | straight |
| -osmia | smell |
| outside | extra- |
| ox/i,ox/o,ox/y | oxygen |
| oxygen | ox/i,ox/o,ox/y |
| PA | posteroanterior, pulmonary artery |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| paralysis | -plegia |
| PCO2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| PCP | pneumocystic carinii pneumonia |
| pector/o | chest |
| peri- | around |
| PFT | pulmonary functuion test |
| Ph | Symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| pharynx (throat) | pharyng/o |
| phleb/o | vein |
| -phonia | voice,sound |
| phren/o | diaphragm,mind |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pleur/o | pleura, side of body |
| pleura | pleur/o |
| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o | air;lung |
| pneumon/o | air;lung |
| PO2 | partial pressure of oxygen |
| poli- | gray,gray matter |
| poly- | many,much |
| post- | after,behind |
| pre- | before, infront of |
| process of recording | graphy |
| pseudo/o | false,fake |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| -ptosis | prolapse,sagging,dropping |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| pulse | sphygm/o, -sphyxia/o |
| py/o | pus |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| RA | right atrium |
| rapid | tachy |
| RD | respiratory distress |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| record,writing | -gram |
| red | rube/o,erythr-,erythro-,erythmat/o |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rose or dawn coloured | eosin/o |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth, hemorrage,excessive flow |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge,flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| RV | right ventricle |
| SA | sinotrial |
| S-A | sinotrial |
| Sao2 | atrial oxygen saturation |
| scler/o | sclera,hardening |
| sept/o | septum,dividing wall |
| septum | sept/o |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| sinus,cavity | sinus/o, sin/o |
| sinus/o | sinus,cavity |
| slow | brady |
| smell | -osmia |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| spir/o | breathing, breath |
| spitting | ptysis |
| sten/o | narrowing,stricture |
| stenosis | narrowing,stricture |
| steth/o | chest |
| straight | orth/o |
| sub- | under,below |
| surgical repair of | excision |
| T&A | Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy |
| tchy- | fast,rapid |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| ten | deca |
| thorac/o | chest |
| -thorax | chest |
| three | tri- |
| thromb/o | blood clot,clot |
| tonsil/o | tonsils |
| tonsils | tonsil/o |
| TPR | Temperature,Pulse,Respiration |
| trache/o | trachea |
| trachea (windpipe) | trache/o |
| trans- | across,through |
| tumor | oma- |
| two | bi-,di |
| URI | Upper respiratory Infectin |
| vascul/o | small vessel |
| VC | vital capacity |
| vein | ven/o,phelb/o |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricle | ventricul/o |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| vessel | angi/o,vas/o,vascul/o |
| voice | phon/o,-phonia |
| VSD | venticular septal defect |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| white | leuk/o,albin/o |
| widened blood vessel | aneurysm/o |
| yellow | lute/o,xantho,cirrh/o,jaund/o |
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