Cardiovascular System Unit 10 Flashcards
(54 cards)
1
Q
heart
A
cardi/o
2
Q
arteries
A
arteri/o
3
Q
veins
A
ven/o, phleb/o
4
Q
Blood
A
hem/o, hemat/o
5
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
6
Q
plasm/o
A
plasma, liquid portion of blood
7
Q
lymph
A
lymph/o
8
Q
lymph node, lymph gland
A
lymphaden/o
9
Q
spleen
A
splen/o
10
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow or spinal cord
11
Q
coronarty
A
pretaining to the heart vessels
12
Q
coron/o
A
coronary of head/crown
13
Q
ischemic or ischemia
A
deficiency of blood flow
14
Q
myocardial infarction
A
heart attack
15
Q
infarct
A
area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow
16
Q
dysrthythmia
A
an irregular heartbeat
17
Q
bradycardia
A
an abnormally slow heartbeat
18
Q
tachycardium
A
fast heartbeat
19
Q
palpitation
A
pounding or racing
20
Q
palpation
A
to sue fingers to feel for size, texture, consistancy
21
Q
sphygmomanometer
A
instrument to measure blood pressure
22
Q
stethoscope
A
instrument to listen to sounds within the body
23
Q
angi/o
A
blood vessle
24
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
25
aneurysm
enlargement in the wall of an artery
26
varicose veins
abnormally swollen veins
27
erythrocytopenia
deficiency of red blood cells
28
hematocytopenia
abnormal deficiency (reduction of red blood cells
29
febrile
to have a fever
30
afebrile
without fever
31
-thermia
heat
32
hyperthermia
hot temperature above normal
33
hypothermia
abnormally low temperature
34
antibiotic
drug that treats bacterial infections
35
vaccine
inactivated microorganisms administered by injection, mouth, or nasal spray
36
BP
blood pressure
37
hypotension
lower than normal BP
38
hypertension
higher than normal BP
39
EKG ECG
electrocardiogram
40
electr/o
electricity
41
ECHO
echocardiogram
42
ech/o
sound
43
CPR
cardiopulmonary resescitation
44
HR
heart rate
45
P
pulse
46
Rh
blood type
47
RR
respiration rate
48
T
temperature (98.6 is the norm)
49
VS
vital signs
50
Hct
hematocrit
51
hemoglobin
protein found in the blood
52
CHF
congestive heart failure
53
BMT
bone marrow transplant
54
CBC
complete blood count
