Key Parts of the Body
Abdominal
What is abdomen?
Brachi/o
What is arm?
-algia
What is pain?
The hollow space in the body containing one organ or more
What is cavity?
Lesion
What is wound, sore, or cut?
Cranial
What is skull?
Cardi/o
What is heart?
-emia
What is blood?
High blood pressure
Noninvasive
What is doesn't require entering the body with instruments; usually simple?
Femoral
What is thigh?
Cyt/o
What is cell?
-itis
What is inflammation?
Low blood pressure
What is hypotension?
Outpatient
What is check in and check out the same day?
Pectoral
What is chest?
Gastr/o
What is stomach?
-lysis
What is breaking down?
Suddenly but usually short
What is acute?
Inpatient
What is plan to stay overnight for one or more days?
Nasal
What is nose?
Hemat/o
What is blood?
-opathy
What is relating to disease?
Blood clot
What is embolism?
Edema
What is swelling?