Musculoskeletal
Combining form for heart
What is cardi/o?
What is cardiac?
Medical Terminology for lung
Pulmon/o
Medical Terminology word for heart muscle
What is myocardium
Sample of mucus or fluid coughed up from the lungs that is evaluated
What is sputum analysis?
Lymph enters the circulatory system and combines with blood here
What is the superior vena cava?
Combining form for joint
What is arthr/o?
Surgical removal of a lobe of a lung
What is lobectomy?
Abbreviation definitions for SOB, COPD, & HTN
What is shortness of breath, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension
Abbreviation definition for DM, TSH, BMI
What is diabetes mellitus, thyroid-stimulating hormone, body mass index?
Rich in white blood cells, commonly called glands
What is lymph nodes?
Meaning of the prefix eu-
What is good, normal?
Abbreviation for the measurement of pulse, respiratory rate, & temperature
What is VS (Vital Signs)?
Condition of low oxygen
What is hypoxia?
Gland referred to as the "master gland"
What is the pituitary?
The prefix that means three
What is tri-?
Term that refers to fibrosis of tissue that decreases joint mobility
What is a contracture?
Measure levels of O2, carbon dioxide CO2, and acid-base balance (pH) in arterial blood
What is pulse oximetry?
Medical Terminology for low blood pressure
What is hypotension?
Medical Terminology suffix meaning surgical creation of an opening?
What is -ostomy?
Interpretation of the subjective and objective data
What is the assessment portion?
Abreviation definitions for NWB, UE, D/C
What is non-weight bearing, upper extremity, discharge?
Condition of a slow heartheat
What is bradycardia?
Radiographic exam of pulmonary circulation after injection of contrast dye.
What is pulmonary angiography?
Medical Terminology suffix for puncture or tap to remove fluids
What is -centesis?
Prefix that means bad, painful, or difficult
What is dys-?