Chapter 10- Abbreviations

Question 1

aort/o

Answer 1

aorta: main trunk of artery system

Question 2

plasm/o

Answer 2

plasma: liquid portion of blood

Question 3

ather/o

Answer 3

plaque or fatty substance

Question 4

lymph/o

Answer 4

lymph: lymph nodes, lymph gland

Question 5

cardi/o, card/o

Answer 5

heart

Question 6

arteri/o

Answer 6

arteries

Question 7

ven/o, phleb/o

Answer 7

veins

Question 8

hem/o, hemat/o

Answer 8

blood

Question 9

lymphaden/o

Answer 9

lymph gland

Question 10

splen/o

Answer 10

spleen: stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells

Question 11

myel/o

Answer 11

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 12

coron/o

Answer 12

coronary or head/crown: pertaining to heart vessels

Question 13

bradycardia

Answer 13

an abnormally slow heartbeat

Question 14

palpitation

Answer 14

pounding or racing heartbeat

Question 15

palpation

Answer 15

to use finger to feel for size, texture, consistency

Question 16

sphymomanometer

Answer 16

instrument used to measure blood pressure

Question 17

stethoscope

Answer 17

instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

Question 18

ischemic or ischemia

Answer 18

deficiency of blood flow

Question 19

myocardial infarction

Answer 19

heart attack

Question 20

infarct

Answer 20

heart attack

Question 21

dysrhythmia

Answer 21

an irregular heartbeat

Question 22

angi/o

Answer 22

blood vessel

Question 23

-necrosis

Answer 23

tissue death

Question 24

thromb/o

Answer 24

clot

Question 25

DVT

Answer 25

deep vein thrombosis

Question 26

aneurysm

Answer 26

localized weak spot or balloon-enlargement of the wall of an artery

Question 27

varicose veins

Answer 27

abnormally swollen veins

Question 28

erythrocytopenia

Answer 28

anemia

Question 29

hematocytopenia

Answer 29

abnormal deficiency of blood cells

Question 30

febrile

Answer 30

to have a fever

Question 31

afrebile

Answer 31

without fever

Question 32

-thermia

Answer 32

heat

Question 33

hyperthermia

Answer 33

body temp above normal

Question 34

hypothermia

Answer 34

body temp below normal

Question 35

antibiotic

Answer 35

drug that treats bacterial infection

Question 36

vaccine

Answer 36

injection that prevents infectious diseases

Question 37

BP

Answer 37

blood pressure

Question 38

hypertension

Answer 38

higher than normal blood pressure

Question 39

EKG or ECG

Answer 39

electrocardiogram

Question 40

electr/o

Answer 40

electricity

Question 41

ECHO

Answer 41

echocardigram

Question 42

ech/o

Answer 42

sound

Question 43

CPR

Answer 43

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 44

HR

Answer 44

heart rate

Question 45

P

Answer 45

pulse, 60-100 bpm

Question 46

Rh

Answer 46

blood type

Question 47

RR

Answer 47

respiration rate

Question 48

T

Answer 48

temperature

Question 49

VS

Answer 49

vital signs

Question 50

Hct

Answer 50

hematocrit

Question 51

Hgb

Answer 51

hemoglobin

Question 52

CHF

Answer 52

congestive heart failure

Question 53

BMT

Answer 53

bone marrow transplant

Question 54

CBC

Answer 54

complete blood count

Question 55

tachycardia

Answer 55

abnormally fast heartbeat