Prefixes
Med Terms
Hodge Podge
General Terms
100

Rhin/o

What is nose

100

Bronch/o

What is Lung air passageways

100
an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
What is a fistula?
100

Pharynx 

the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus.

200

Infected fluid in the lung

Pneumonia 

200

Apnea

What is the temporary cessation of breathing.

200
the plural of diagnosis
What is diagnoses?
200
a set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
What is a syndrome?
300
means above or excessive
What is super-, supra-?
300
medical screening of patient to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment such as treating the heart attack victim before the person with a sore throat
What is triage?
300
a condition with a rapid onset
What is an acute condition?
300

a flap of tissue that sits beneath the tongue at the back of the throat

What is epiglottis 

400

means toward or in the direction of

What is ad-?

400
a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound
What is a laceration?
400

COPD

What is Cardio Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 

400
study of all aspects of diseases
What is pathology?
500

Pne/u, -pnea

Breath, air, lung

500
a pounding or racing heart or feeling like your heart is skipping beats
What are palpitations?
500

Alveoli 

any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.

500

a surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the front of the neck and a breathing tube is placed into the trachea, also called the windpipe.

What is tracheotomy 

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