10 Flashcards

(54 cards)

1
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Arteries

A

Arteri/o

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Veins

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Ven/o

Phleb/o

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3
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Blood

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Hem/o

Hemat/o

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4
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Aort/o

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Aorta

Main trunk or artery system

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5
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Plasm/o

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Plasma

Liquid portion of blood

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6
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Ather/o

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Plaque or fatty substance

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7
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Lymph

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Lymph/o

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8
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Lymph node

Lymph glands

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Lymphaden/o

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9
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Spleen

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Splen/o

Stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells

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10
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Myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

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11
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Coronary

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Pertaining to the heart vessels

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12
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Coron/o

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Coronary or head/crown

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13
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Ischemic or ischemia

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Deficiency of blood flow

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14
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Myocardial infarction

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Heart attack

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15
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Infarct

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Area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

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16
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Dysrhythmia

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An irregular heartbeat

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17
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Bradycardia

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An abnormally slow heartbeat

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18
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Tachycardia

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An abnormally fast heartbeat

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19
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Palpitation

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Pounding or racing heartbeat

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20
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Palpating

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To use fingers to feel the size texture consistency

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21
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Sphygmomanometer

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Instrument used to measure blood pressure

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22
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Stethoscope

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Listen to sounds

23
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Heart

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Cardi/o

Card/o

24
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Angi/o

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Thrombosis
Thromb/o = clot | Blood clot in a blood vessel
26
Aneurism
Weak spot Balloon like enlargement Rupture can be fatal
27
Varicose veins
Swollen veins | Usually in legs
28
Erythrocytopenia
``` Erythr/o = red Cyt/o = cell -penia = deficiency of ```
29
Hematocytopenia
Abnormal deficiency (reduction) of blood cells
30
Febrile (pyrosis)
Fever
31
Afebrile
Without fever
32
-thermos
Heat
33
Hyperthermia
Body temperature above normal
34
Hypothermia
Body temperature below normal
35
Antibiotic
Drug that treat bacterial infections
36
Vaccine
Inactivated microorganisms administrated by injection, mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infectious diseases
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BP
Blood pressure
38
Hypotension
Low BP
39
Hypertension
High HP
40
EKG | ECG
Electrocardiogram
41
ECHO
Echocardiogram
42
Ech/o
Sound
43
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
44
HR
Heart rate
45
P
Pulse
46
RH
Blood type
47
RR
Respiration rate
48
T
Temperature | 98.6
49
VS
Vital signs
50
Hct
Hematocrit | Separation of blood
51
Hgb
Hemoglobin
52
CHF
Congestive heart failure
53
BMT
Bone marrow transplant
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CBC
Complete blood cell count