Lingo - Diagnosing Diseases

-capnea

carbon dioxide

glyco

sugar

-penia

deficiency

-plegia

paralysis

-therm

heat

abomino

abdomen

crypt

hidden

cyan

bluish

cysto

bladder

dipsia

thirst

dys

difficult, painful

lapar

between ribs and hip

orchid

testis

phleb

vein

thorac(o)

thorax

thromb

clot

uria

urine

cryptorchid

hidden, often abdominal, testis

cyanosis

bluish discoloration of the skin and gums

dyspnea

difficulty or labored breathing

hematuria

red blood cells in the urine

hypercapnia

higher than normal carbon dioxide in the blood

hyperglycemia

higher than normal blood glucose concentration

hyperthermia

higher than normal body temperature

hypoxia

lower than normal oxygen in the blood

perivascular

around or surrounding a blood vessel

phlebitis

inflammation of a vein

polydipsia

excessive thirst

polyphagia

excessive hunger

thrombosis

local clotting of the blood in a vessel

hemiplegia

paralysis of one side of the body