25 ICU Medical Terms with Roots
25 ICU Medical Terms with Roots 25 Medical Terms Used in the ICU (with Roots, Examples & Definitions) Root Meaning Example Definition ventil/o to breathe, fan mechanical ventilation Use of a machine to assist or replace spontaneous breathing in critically ill patients. seps/o infection, decay sepsis Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated response to infection. shock sudden collapse of circulation septic shock A severe form of sepsis with persistent hypotension requiring vasopressors and high lactate levels. cardi/o heart cardiac arrest Sudden loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness—requires immediate CPR. pneum/o, pulmon/o lung, air pneumonia Infection causing inflammation of the air sacs in one or both ...