Med Term Unit 3 Vocab

agglutin/o

clumping, gluing

allerg/o

allergy, hypersensitivity

angi/o

vessel

aniso-

unequal, dissimilar

aort/o

aorta

apo-

away from

ather/o

fatty plaque

atri/o

atrium

chem/o

chemical, drug

cholester/o

cholesterol

cholesterol/o

cholesterol

constrict/o

to tighten, to draw together

coron/o

crown, encircling

-crit

to separate, to judge

-cy

condition

de-

down, lack of, removal

ech/o

sound, echo, reflected sound waves

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

embolus

-emia

in the blood, blood condition

esophag/o

esophagus

extra-

outside, outward

-ficient

making, producing

-globin

protein

gluc/o

sugar

glucos/o

sugar

glyc/o

sugar

glycos/o

sugar

hemangi/o

blood vessel

immun/o

immune, immunity

isch/o

blockage

-ity

condition, state, quality

ket/o

ketone body

keton/o

ketone body

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph node

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

-megaly

enlargement

pan-

all

phag/o

to eat, to swallow

-phage

one that eats

-phagia

eating, swallowing

phil/o

attraction for, affinity for, love

-phil

having an affinity for, attracted to, loving

phob/o

fear of, aversion to

-phylaxis

protection

-plexy

stroke, sudden attack

poikil/o

varied, irregular

-ptosis

prolapsed, drooping

rhythm/o

rhythm

-rrhage

bursting forth, excessive flow

-rrhagia

excessive flow, bursting forth

-rrhaphy

suture, repair by suturing

-rrhexis

rupture

sect/o

to cut

sept/o

septum

ser/o

serum

sider/o

iron

sphygm/o

pulse

sten/o

narrow, constricted

steth/o

chest

tens/o

stretched, strained

-therapy

treatment, method of treating disease

thromb/o

blood clot

thym/o

thymus

thyroid/o

thyroid

valv/o

valve

valvul/o

valve

vas/o

vessel, duct, vas deferens

ACEi

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor

AFib

Atrial Fibrillation

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

ALL

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

BBB

Bundle Branch Block

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure

CP

Chest Pain

CXR

Chest X-Ray

DVT

Deep Venous Thrombosis

EBV

Epstein-Barr Virus

ECG

Electrocardiogram

EKG

Electrocardiogram

Hct

Hematocrit

HgB

Hemoglobin

HTN

Hypertension

MI

Myocardial Infarction

RR

Respiratory Rate

SOB

Shortness of Breath

SpO2

Oxygen Saturation

TEE

Transesophageal Echocardiogram