Medical Terminology w/ Latin Meanings Flashcards
Cardiopathy
Diseases of the heart
Myocardial
Condition of the heart muscle
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate
Bradycardia
Slow heart rate
Cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the heart
Cardiologist
Heart specialist
Carditis
Inflammation of the heart
Tachypnea
Fast breathing
Bradypnea
Slow breathing
Apnea
Non-breathing
Dyspnea
Difficult/painful breathing
Tachypneic
Pertaining to fast breathing
Dyspneic
Pertaining to difficulty/painful breathing
Apneic
Pertaining to non-breathing
Dysuria
Condition of painful urination
Polyuria
Multiple urination (large amounts of urination)
Anuria
Absence of urination
Urology
Study of urination (urinary tract)
Urologist
Urination / urinary tract specialist
Hematuria
Condition of (ia) blood in the urine
Hemostasis
Inactive (stasis) blood (the stopping of a flow of blood)
Hemophilia
Love (philia) of bleeding (blood does not clot)
Hematesis
Blood (hemo) in vomit (emesis)
Hyperemesis
Too much (hyper) vomiting (emesis)
Analgesic
Pertaining to (ic) no (a) pain (alges)
Pulmonologist
Lung (pulmon) specialist (logist)
Hepatic
Pertaining to the liver
Arthritis
Inflammation (itis) of the joints (arthro)
Hemiparalysis
Half paralysis (common stroke symptome)
Polydipsia
Condition of (ia) multiple (poly) thirst (dips)
Pericardiocentesis
Puncturing (centesis) of the heart (cardio) surrounding (peri)