Unit 9 Flashcards
1
Q
cardi/o, card/o
A
heart
2
Q
arteri/o
A
arteries
3
Q
ven/o
A
vein
4
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
5
Q
hem/o, hemat/o
A
blood
6
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
7
Q
aorta
A
main trunk of the artery system
8
Q
plasm/o
A
plasma
9
Q
plasma
A
liquid portion of blood
10
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ather/o
A
plaque or fatty substance
11
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
12
Q
lymphaden/o
A
lymph node/gland
13
Q
splen/o
A
spleen
14
Q
spleen
A
stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells
15
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow or spinal cord
16
Q
coronary
A
pertaining to the heart vessles
17
Q
coron/o
A
coronary
18
Q
ischemic, ischemia
A
deficiency of blood flow
19
Q
myocardial infarction
A
heart attack
20
Q
infarct
A
area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow
21
Q
dysrhythmia
A
irregular heartbeat
22
Q
bradycardia
A
abnormally slow heartbeat, under 60 bpm
23
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tachycardia
A
abnormally fast heartbeat, over 100 bpm
24
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palpitation
A
pounding or racing heartbeat
25
palpation
to use fingers to feel for size, texture, consistency
26
sphygmomanometer
instrument used to measure blood pressure, blood pressure cuff
27
stethoscope
instrument used to listen to sounds within the body
28
angi/o
blood vessel
29
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
30
thrombosis
blood clot
31
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
32
aneurysm
localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery, often fatal if ruptured due to rapid loss of blood
33
varicose veins
abnormally swollen veins, usually occur in legs
34
erythrocytopenia
anemia, deficiency of red blood cells
35
hematocytopenia
abnormal deficiency of blood cells
36
febrile
fever
37
pyrosis
fever
38
afebrile
without fever
39
antibiotic
a drug that treats bacterial infactions
40
vaccine
inactivated microorganisms administered by injection, mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infection diseases
41
EKG or ECG
electrocardiogram
42
ECHO
echocardiogram
43
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
44
HR
heart rate
45
P
pulse
46
hypotension
lower than normal BP
47
hypertension
higher than normal BP
48
ech/o
sound
49
Rh
blood type
50
RR
respiration rate
51
T
temperature
52
VS
vital signs
53
Hct
hematocrit
54
Hgb
hemoglobin
55
normal T
98.6 F
56
normal RR
10-20 breaths per minute
57
CHF
congestive heart failiure
58
BMT
bone marrow transplant
59
CBC
complete blood count
