The suffix dosis or osis, from ancient Greek, simply means an abnormal or diseased state of the word to which it is attached, as in lordosis, scoliosis and kyphosisâ¦ which describe abnormal curvatures of the spine, neurosis an early generic term for certain mental illnesses and endometriosis in which uterine tissue grows elsewhere in ...
1 If the clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow, the condition is called pulmonary embolism. 2  Peripheral artery disease (PAD): A narrowing of the peripheral arteries, most commonly in the arteries of the pelvis and legs. 3  PAD is similar to coronary artery disease (CAD) and carotid artery disease. If the clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow, the condition is called pulmonary embolism. 2  Peripheral artery disease (PAD): A narrowing of the peripheral arteries, most commonly in the arteries of the pelvis and legs. 3  PAD is similar to coronary artery disease (CAD) and carotid artery disease.
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole between the upper chambers of the heart that fails to close after birth. This hole, which allows blood to go around the lungs while in the womb, naturally closes in most infants shortly after being born.But in as many as 1 in 4 individuals, the hole fails to close after birth.atent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole between the upper chambers of the heart that fails to close after birth. This hole, which allows blood to go around the lungs while in the womb, naturally closes in most infants shortly after being born. But in as many as 1 in 4 individuals, the hole fails to close after birth.