Endocrine And Respiratory Flashcards
CO2
Carbon dioxide
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CXR
Chest X ray
DNR
Do not resuscitate
ENT
Ear, Nose, and throat
O2
Oxygen
PE
Pulmonary Embolism
R
Respirations per minute
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
SOB
Shortness of breath
TB
Tuberculosis
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
URI
Upper respiratory infection
a- an-
Not without
-al
Pertaining to
-capnia
Carbon dioxide
-centesis
Surgical puncture
-dynia
Pain, painful
dys-
Bad, painful, difficult
-eal
Pertaining to
-ectasis
Expansion, dilation, stretching
Epi-
Upon
eu-
True, good, normal
-itis
Inflammation
-meter
To measure
-osis
Any condition
-oxia
Pertaining to oxygen
-plasty
Surgical repair
-pnea
Breathe
-spasm
Involuntary contractions
Re-
Again, back
rrhea
Discharge, flow
Aer/o
Air
alveol/o
Small hollow cavity
bronch/i
bronchus, airway
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, small bronchus
cyan/o
Blue
epiglott/o
epiglottis, cartilage convering the larynx
gloss/o
Tongue
Laryng/o
Larynx
nas/o
Nose, nasal
or/o
Mouth
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
phren/o
diaphragm
pleur/o
lung, rib area
pneum/o
lungs, air
pneumon/o
Lungs
pulmon/o
Lung
rhin/o
Nose
spir/o
Breath
stomat/o
Mouth
tachy
Rapid, fast
BS
Blood sugar
DM
Diabetes mellitus
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
-ary
Pertaining to
-crine
To secrete
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-emia
Blood condition
eu-
Good, normal
-genic
To produce
hyper-
Above, more than normal
hypo-
Below, less than normal
-itis
Inflammation
-lytic
Destruction
-malacia
Softening
-megaly
Enlarged
-oid
Resembling, like
-oma
Tumor
-Osis
Any condition
Para-
Beyond, beside, near
-pathy
Disease
-phagia
Eating
-Plasia
Formation, growth
Poly-
Many, excess
-tropic
Influencing , affect
-uria
Urine
acr/o
Extremity
Aden/o
Gland
adren/o
Adrenal gland
calc/I
Lime, stone, or calcium
cortic/o
cortex or outer layer of a gland
dips/o
Thirst
end/o
Inside
Endocrin/o
Internal secretion
ex/o
Outside
gluc/o
Glucose, sugar, sweat
glyc/o
Glycogen, sugar, sweat
Hormone
To excite
Kal/i
Potassium
natr/i
Calcium
pancreat/o
Pancreas
phag/o
Eating
pineal/o
pineal gland, pine cone shaped
pituit/o
pituitary gland
thym/o
thymus gland
thyr/o
thyroid gland
toxic
Toxic, poison