Lesson 7 Flashcards
Vessel
Angi
Gland
Aden
Artery
Arteri
Heart
Cardi
Electrical activity
Electr
Lymph
Lymph
Vein
Phleb, ven
Spleen
Splen
Clot
Thromb
Pertaining to
-ac
Instrument used to record
Graph
Enlargement
-megaly
Abnormal reduction in number
-penia
Hardening
-sclerosis
Brady-
Slow
Tachy-
Rapid, fast
Disease in which there is a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells; and may be caused by blood loss or decrease in production or increase and destruction of red blood cells
Anemia
Pressure exerted by the blood it’s a blood vessel walls
Blood pressure
Condition in which there is a ballooning in a weakened portion of an arterial wall
Aneurysm
Diagnostic procedure performed by passing a catheter into the heart through a blood vessel to examine the condition of the heart and surrounding blood vessels
Cardiac catheterization
Emergency procedure consisting of artificial ventilation and external cardiac massage
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Laboratory test for basic blood screening that measures hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell number, size and shape, leukocyte count and white blood cell differential
Complete blood count
Condition in which there is an inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs the nutrients and oxygen
Congestive heart failure
Surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to the heart muscle by the touring around blocked arteries
Coronary artery bypass graft