GPS Med Terms

Endo

Inside

Brady

Slow

Tachy

Fast

A/an

Without/ none

Ologist

Specialist

Epi

Upper/Above

Pulmon

Lung

Anaphylaxis

Severe reaction to an allergen

Apnea

Temporarily stop breathing

Bradypnea

Abnormally slow breathing

Embolism

Occlusion of blood flow by blood clot

Epistaxis

Bleeding from the nose

Etiology

The cause of a certain disease or disorder

Idiopathic

An unknown cause

Pulmonologist

Specialist of the respiratory system

Rhinoplasty

Procedure to reshape nose

Tachypnea

Abnormally high respiratory rate

Ad

Toward

Ab

Away

Sub

Beneath

dys

Painful/ Difficult

Acute

Sudden and relatively severe onset of disease that subsides in a short time

Asymptomatic

Without symptoms

Benign

Not harmful or non-malignant

Chronic

A progressive disease that persists over a long period of time

Dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

Extremity

Outer most part of the body

Exacerbation

The relapse of a chronic condition

Febrile

Having or showing the symptoms of a fever

Subcutaneous

Located beneath the skin