Prefixes
Brady-
What is "slow"?
-algia
What is "pain"?
Atria
What is the upper chambers that receive blood?
Enuresis
What is involuntary urination?
Pulmonology
What is the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the lower respiratory system?
Anti-
What is "against"?
-edema
What is "swelling"?
Epicardium
What is the outer layer that protects the heart?
Micturate
What is the act of passing urine?
Asphyxia
What is the lack of oxygen that can lead to unconsciousness?
Pachy-
What is "thick"
-oma
What is "Tumor or Mass"?
Myocardium
What is the middle layer of the heart wall made up of muscle tissue?
Incontinence
What is the inability to control the bladder or bowels?
Aspirate
What is the act of inhaling fluid or a foreign object in the airways?
Tachy-
What is "fast"?
-itis
What is "inflammation"?
Arrhythmia
What is an irregular heartbeat?
Urinalysis
What is a microscopic test that detects substances in urine?
Bronchodilator
What is medication that causes bronchi to dilate?
Pseudo-
What is "false"?
-rrhea
What is "discharge"?
Diastole
What is a phase in the cardiac cycle where heart muscles relax, where the heart chambers to fill with blood?
Glomerulonephritis
What is acute nephritis that involves inflammation of the capillaries of the renal glomeruli?
CPR
What is the combination of external compressions on the sternum and rescue breathing to maintain blood flow and air movement?