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Additional Medical Terms
100
pharynx
What is pharyng/o?
100
pain (2)
What is -algia; -dynia?
100
without, not (2)
What is a a-;an-?
100
ABGs
What is arterial blood gases?
100
Acute inflammation of nasal passages accompained by profuse nasal discharge; also called a cold.
What is coryza?
200
lung
What is pulmon/o?
200
dilation, expansion
What is -ectasis?
200
new
What is neo-?
200
CPAP
What is continuous positive airway pressure?
200
Pus in a body cavity, especially in the plueral cavity.
What is empyema?
300
chest
What is thorac/o?
300
smell
What is -osmia?
300
near, beside, beyond
What is para-
300
NMT
What is nebulized mist treatment?
300
Hemorrhage from the nose.
What is epistaxis?
400
air;lung (2)
What is pneum/o and pneumon/o?
400
swallowing, eating
What is -phigia?
400
good, normal
What is eu-
400
IPPB
What is intermittent positive pressure breathing
400
Deficiency of oxygen in body tissues, usually a sign of respiratoy impariment?
What is hypoxia?
500
nose (2)
What is rhin/o; nas/o
500
breathing
What is -pnea?
500
from, away from
What is ab-?
500
OSA
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
500
Collection of air in the pleural cavity, causing the complete or partial collapse of a lung.
What is pneumonthorax?