decoding

Question 1

ARRHYTHMIA

Answer 1

A (absence of)
RHYTHMIA (rhythm)
Irregular heartbeats, fast slow or irregular

Question 2

NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM

Answer 2

NEURO (nerves)
LOGIC (reason, thinking)
Nervous System

Question 3

VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

Answer 3

VENTRICULA (cavity in hollow organ such as a chamber of the heart)
TACHY (fast)
CARDIA (of the heart)
Abnormally fast heartbeat in lower heart chambers

Question 4

FIBRILATION / DEFIBRILATION

Answer 4

FIBRIL (Fibers or strands)
Individual fibers of heart muscles contracting on their own rather than all together. Defibrulation makes them contract together again.

Question 5

RESUSCITATE

Answer 5

RE (again)
SUSCITARE (to raise)
To Revive

Question 6

STAT

Answer 6

STATIM (immediately)

Question 7

CLAUSTROPHOBIA

Answer 7

CLAUSTRO (bolt or door lock)
PHOBIA (fear)
Fear of being locked in - fear of small spaces

Question 8

ARTHRITIS

Answer 8

ARTHRO (joints)

ITIS (inflammation)

Question 9

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

Answer 9

IMMUNE (protection) response against the
(AUTO) self

Normally, the immune system can tell the difference between foreign cells and your own cells. In an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part of your body, like your joints or skin, as foreign. It releases proteins called autoantibodies that attack healthy cells.

Question 10

BRONCHITIS

Answer 10

BRONCH (bronchial tubes)

ITIS (inflammation)

Question 11

DIAPHRAGM

Answer 11

DIA (across)
PHRAGM (fence)
muscular membrane that separates one cavity from another

Question 12

EMPHYSEMA

Answer 12

“TO PUFF UP”

swelling/enlargement of air spaces in lungs

Question 13

FLATUS

Answer 13

“BLOWING” / “BREAKING WIND”

Question 14

GLUCOSE

Answer 14

SUGAR (“sweet delightful wine”)

Question 15

LYMPH

Answer 15

WATER / WATER GODDESS

pale liquid that removes bacteria from tissue

Question 16

METABOLIC

Answer 16

METABOL (Change)

system whereby chemical process converts food to energy

Question 17

NAUSEA

Answer 17

“SEA SICKNESS” (Greek)

impulse to vomit, aversion to food

Question 18

PALPITATION

Answer 18

PALPATRE (throb, flutter, tremble)

rapid pulse

Question 19

THORACOTOMY

Answer 19

THORAX (cavity between neck and abdomen)
OTOMY (cutting into a body part)
Incision into chest cavity

Question 20

TRANSIENT

Answer 20

TRANS (to pass over)

Short lived, passing, not permanent (as in pain or disease)

Question 21

TREMOR

Answer 21

TREMERE (to tremble)

involuntary rhythmic muscle contraction leading to shaking movements

Question 22

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS “ALS”

“AMYOTROPHIC”

Answer 22

A absence of
MYO muscle
TROPHIC nourishment
progressive and fatal degenerative disease of the nerves that control voluntary muscle function

Question 23

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS “ALS”

“LATERAL”

Answer 23

“TO THE SIDE”

progressive and fatal degenerative disease of the nerves that control voluntary muscle function

Question 24

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS “ALS”

“SCLEROSIS”

Answer 24

SKLEROS hard/hardening
OSIS diseased or abnormal condition

progressive and fatal degenerative disease of the nerves that control voluntary muscle function

Question 25

ATROPHY

Answer 25

A absence of | TROPHY nourishment

Question 26

HEMOGLOBIN

Answer 26

HEMO Blood | GLOBIN a protein in the blood

Question 27

OSTEOARTHRITIS ("OA")

Answer 27

OSTEO bone ARTH joint ITIS inflammation

Question 28

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Answer 28

RHEUM flow ARTH joint ITIS inflammation originally named for way inflammation seemed to flow from joint to joint

Question 29

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Answer 29

MYO muscle CARDIAL heart INFARCT to plug up sudden deprivation of circulating blood - to do with clogged artery

Question 30

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Answer 30

CORONA crown (arteries that surround the heart like a crown)

Question 31

THROMBOSIS

Answer 31

THROMBOS curd or clot OSIS diseased or abnormal condition Blood Clot in a blood vessel

Question 32

AORTIC ANEURYSM

Answer 32

AORTA lifted, carried (main artery of body) ANEURYSM dilation/widening abnormal bulge in wall of aorta

Question 33

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE

Answer 33

GASTR stomach ESOPHOGO esophogus RE repeat FLUX flow food backs up into esophogus causing heartburn

Question 34

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Answer 34

ENDO inside CRINE secretions System of glands that secrete hormones into the blood stream

Question 35

DIABETES MELLITUS

Answer 35

DIABETES passing through (as in siphoned) | MELLITUS sweet / honey

Question 36

BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA

Answer 36

BENIGN kind or pleasant HYPER excessive PLASIA growth, enlargement PROSTATE something standing in front of (the bladder) enlargement of the prostate gland

Question 37

GENITOURINARY SYSTEM

Answer 37

GENITO genital system | URINARY urinary system

Question 38

PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Answer 38

PULMO lung EMBOLI wedge or plug detached blood clot or clump of bacteria in lungs

Question 39

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Answer 39

CYST cyst FIBR fibrous growth OSIS disease

Question 40

APNEA

Answer 40

A absence of | PNEA breathing

Question 41

DYSPNEA

Answer 41

DYS difficulty with | PNEA breathing

Question 42

ANEMIA

Answer 42

AN without EMIA blood condition low red blood cell (hemoglobin) count

Question 43

ANTIGEN

Answer 43

ANTI against GEN produces or causes substance that causes immune system to react against it

Question 44

ERYTHROCYTE

Answer 44

ERYTHRO red CYTE cell red blood cell

Question 45

HEMATOCRIT

Answer 45

HEMATO blood CRIT judge or gauge test to determine percentage of red blood cells in blood

Question 46

LEUKOCYTE

Answer 46

LEUKO white CYTE cell leukocyte - white blood cell

Question 47

HYPERTENSION

Answer 47

HYPER high or excessive | TENSION pressure

Question 48

ELECTROLYTE

Answer 48

ELEKTRO amber - resin that produces static electricity LYTE loosed substances that become ions in solution and acquire capacity to conduct electricity.. Can be tested for in blood and urine to check kidney health.