Cardiovascular I&II Flashcards
(132 cards)
1
Q
-temesis
A
vomiting
2
Q
-ptysis
A
coughing
3
Q
rhino-rrhea
A
runny nose
4
Q
-pnoea
A
breath
5
Q
-penia
A
lack of / deficiency
6
Q
paraesthesia
A
numbness
7
Q
pertus
A
to cough
8
Q
pyro-
A
fire, fever
9
Q
pyo
A
pus
10
Q
parotid
A
in cheek
11
Q
pernicious
A
causing death
12
Q
thrombus
A
stationary blood clot
13
Q
embolism
A
mobile blood clot
14
Q
sclerosis
A
scarring, fibrosis
15
Q
systole
A
contraction
16
Q
diastole
A
dilation, relaxation
17
Q
petechiae
A
micro haemmorhages
18
Q
-plastic
A
formation
19
Q
-lysis
A
destruction
20
Q
occlusion
A
blockage
21
Q
melaena
A
black, tarry stools
22
Q
mediasteinum
A
thoracic cavity
23
Q
ortho-
A
straight
24
Q
morpho-
A
shape
25
-stasis
stationary / clot
26
haemostasis
blood clot
27
fossa
hole, indentation
28
-arthrosis
in to the joints
29
idiopathic
unknown cause of disease
30
ischaemic
decreased blood and oxygen supply to tissue
31
infarction
death of tissue due to lack of blood supply(ischaemia)
32
chemotaxis
chemical movement down a concentration gradient
33
atheroma
fatty deposit
34
aneurysm
widening sac, swelling
35
cytokine
cell communicator
36
agglutination
clumping of cells together
37
effusion
collection of fluid in a space
38
-phasia
speaking
39
acro-
extreme
40
-stitial
positioned
41
-stasis
static, balance, regularity, stillness,
42
-soma
body
43
thelial
layer of cells
44
serous
watery
45
peri
outer, around
46
-trophy
make more of, growth
47
subluxation
partial dislocation
48
pector
chest
49
pili
hair
50
-ptosis
fall, (decrease?)
51
-phagia
swallowing
52
reticulum
fine network, net-like structure
53
pinocytosis
cell drinking
54
phagocytosis
cell eating
55
lyso-
loosen, split
56
karyos
nucleus
57
lumen
centre
58
-osis
process
59
lamella
line, lined
60
lacunae
lake
61
-malacia
softening
62
paracrine
cell to ell
63
-myalgia
muscle pain
64
allodynia
pain perception to soft stimulus (FibroMyalgia)
65
medulla
brain stem
66
oedema
swelling
67
occipit
of the occipit (back of head)
68
ocul-
of the eye
69
or-
of the mouth
70
necrotic
oxygen-starved
71
histos
tissue
72
hydrolytic
water breaks apart something
73
gastro
belly
74
haematoma
blood filled bruise
75
adeno-
glandular
76
aponeurosis
fibrous band, sheet of tendon
77
baro-
pressure
78
eukaryote
with nucleus
79
-ase
enzyme of some kind
80
-epi
on top, upon
81
-clast
broken
82
chondral
cartilage
83
bursa
purse, pocket
84
cleido
clavicle
85
dorsi
of the back
86
biceps
two heads
87
calate
to proclaim
88
arrector
to raise
89
epistaxis
nosebleed
90
auscultation
listen with stethoscope
91
apnoea
not posible to breathe
92
exocytosis
extrusion of waste (from cell)
93
ventus
wind
94
vagus
to wander (vagrant)
95
-entero
of gut, intestines
96
cacexia
wasting - loss of weight, muscle mass
97
dysbiosis
bad bacteria
98
demulcent
soothing
99
cirrhosis
scarring, yellow-orange
100
diuresis
urination
101
induration
toughening, thickening
102
-glottis
vocal chords
103
omentum
apron
104
lamina
layer
105
labile
moves up and down
106
plexus
network
107
sinusoids
empty columns between hepatocytes (and other cell types??)
108
stoma
mouth (??)
109
teratogen
something causing embryo malformation
110
sequelae
post-infective complication
111
uvula
small bunch of grapes
112
xero
dry
113
saprophytic
feeding outside of body
114
icteric
jaundice
115
salpingitis
inflammation of fallopian tubes
116
mykes
fungi/fungus
117
myc-
fungal
118
-kalaemia
potassium in blood???
119
polydipsia
increased thirst
120
tetany
muscle cramps, spasms
121
andros
manly
122
syncope
fainting
123
mellitus
sweet
124
glycosuria
sweet urine
125
nephro-
kidney
126
cornified
hardened, tough
127
apoptosis
programmed cell death
128
pyrogen
substance producing fever
129
eschar
a temporary scab
130
afferent
towards
131
efferent
exiting from
132
-pepsia
of digestion
