A: Digestive word elements
gingiv/o
gums
-pnea
breathing
excessive vomiting
hyperemesis
hematemesis
vomiting of blood
hypoxia
oxygen deficiancy
BMI
body mass index
-pepsia
digestion
sept/o
septum
Inflammation of the liver
hepatitis
ascites
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
inflammation of the epiglottis
Life threatening!
SOB
Shortness of breath
-phagia
swallowing, eating
spir/o
breath
excessive carbon dioxide
hypercapnia
halitosis
bad breath
coryza
Acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose: also called rhinitis or the common cold
NG
nasogastric
stomat/o
mouth
phren/o
diaphram
surgical puncture and drainage of the pleural cavity (lungs)
throracentesis
cholelithiasis
Chol/e: bile, gall
lith: stone
iasis: abnormal condition
Presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder.
epistaxis
nosebleed
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
enter/o
intestine
-ptysis
spitting
Air in the chest cavity
pneumothorax
Melena
Dark, tarlike feces that contain digested blood from bleeding in the esophagus or stomach.
atelectasis
collapsed lung
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease