Medical Terms

Hematology: The study of blood and its disorders.

Cardiology: The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

Neurology: The branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the nervous system.

Hypo= Below Normal (LOW)

Aemia = Blood

Hyper = Above Normal (HIGH) P ulmonary = Lungs

Tachy = Fast

Pnea = Breathing

Brady = Slow

Cardiac = Refers to the heart

Peri = Around About

Neuro = Refers to nerves

Dys =Dysfunctional

Acute = Sudden and severe

Poly = Many

chronic = Long Term

Neo = New

Itis = Inflammation

Thrombus/Embolism = A block in blood vessel