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Name 2 suffixes for pain
-algia, -dynia
What medical term means inflammation of the throat?
pharyngitis
What medical term means difficulty speaking?
dysphasia
What does the medical term orthopnea mean?
difficulty breathing while lying flat
The root myel/o means:
bone marrow or spinal cord
What medical term means "instrument used to measure breathing?"
spirometer
The endocrine suffix -tropin means:
to stimulate
What does the term androgen mean?
substance that generates male (characteristics)
The term hyponatremia means:
decreased sodium levels in the blood
A woman has a condition where tiny "pouches" within her large intestine became inflammed. What is the name for this condition?
diverticulitis
Name 2 roots for vein
phleb/o, ven/o
The suffix -systole means__________
contraction of the heart
What medical term means a surgical repair of the heart?
cardioplasty
Which medical word means chest pain?
angina
A localized area of necrotic tissue (usually due to ischemia) is called a(n):
infarct
What is an embolus?
A clot that has traveled through the body
