Words I take issue with

Ectasis

Expansion or dilation

Rrhexis

Rupture

E-, ec-, ex-

Out or away

Penia

Abnormal reduction

Osis

Condition or increase

Ptosis

Falling or downward displacement

Centesis

Puncture for aspiration

Desis

Binding

Pexy

Suspension or fixation

Y

Condition or process of

Poiesis

Formation

Sten/o

Narrow

NAD

No acute distress

STAT

Immediately

Dermis

Dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of skin

SLE

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Nervus

Congenital malformation on skin that can be vascular or epidermal (mole)

Verruca

Epidermal tumor caused by papilloma virus (wart)

Urticaria

Hive

Rubeola

Reddish, 14-day measles

Ankly/o

Crooked or stiff

lei/o

Smooth

Myel/o

Spinal cord or bone marrow

Rhabd/o

Rod-shaped or striated

Sarc/o

Flesh

Ton/o

Tone or tension

Orthosis

Use of brace to maintain a bone's position

Tenotomy

Division of a tendon

Exostosis

Projection arising from bone that develops from cartilage

Hypotonia

Reduced muscle tone or tension

Tremor

Shaking, rhythmic muscular contraction

Tetany

Prolonged tension; continuous muscle contraction

Fx

Fracture

HNP

Herniated nucleus pulposus

Osteomyelitis

Infection of bone or bone marrow, causing inflammation

Spondylolisthesis

Forward slipping of lumbar vertebrae

Spondylosis

Immobile condition of vertebrae caused by joint degeneration

CAT

Computed axial tomography

Tx

Traction, treatment

Aneurysm

Widening/bulging of heart or artery caused by congenital defect or weakness

Diaphoresis

Profuse sweating

Infarct

Localized area of necrosis caused by ischemia

Thrombus

Stationary blood clot

Endartectomy

Removal of arterial lining to clear a blockage or buildup

CTA

Computed tomographic angiography

PCI

Percutaneous coronary intervention

PTCA

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

ICD

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Leukemia

Chronic or acute malignant disease of blood forming organs; abnormal leukocytes, usually malignant

Lymphoma

Neoplastic disorder of lymph tissue

Septicemia

Systemic disease caused by infection with microorganisms & their toxins circulating in blood

Plasmapheresis

Removal of plasma from body with separation of extraction of elements followed by reinfusion