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Everest345moddwk4
Everest345 mod d wk 4
Question | Answer |
---|---|
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
asphyxia/o | insufficiant intake of oxygen |
ather/o | plaque |
brady | slow |
cardi/o | heart |
cerebr/o | brain |
edema | swelling |
-emesis | vomiting |
-itis | inflammation |
my/o | muscle |
myx/o | mucus |
-oid | like, resembling |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pnea | breathing |
pulmon/o | lung |
-rrhexis | rupture |
sclera/o | hard |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
thromb/o | clot |
trachel- | neck |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
ventilat/o | expose to air |
xiph/o | sword |
asphyxia | pathologic changes caused by lack of oxygen |
atherosclerosis | narrowing of arteries due to plaque build-up |
bradycardia | abnormally slow heart rate |
cardiopulmonary | relating to heart and lungs |
cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart |
cerebrovascular | blood vessels in the brain |
myocardium | heart muscle |
myxedema | A disease caused by decreased activity of the thyroid gland in adults |
thrombosis | blood clot in a vessel |
xiphoid | sword shaped |
ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
PALS | pediatric advanced life support |
aspirate | sucking foreign body into the lungs |
BLS | basic life support |
compression | squeezing together |
EMT | emergency medical technician |
EMT-P | emergency medical technician paramedic |
defibrillation | restoration of normal rhythm |
EMS | emergency medical service |
exhalation | breathing out |
regurgitation | return of swallowed food into the mouth |
trauma | any physical or emotional injury due to sudden or violent action |
angina | pain, discomfort or pressure localized in the chest |
AED | automated external defibrillator |
nitroglycerin | vasodilator used to relieve chest pain |
stroke | damage to brain tissue due to lack of oxygen |