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10 Flashcards

1
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Arteries

A

Arteri/o

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2
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Veins

A

Ven/o

Phleb/o

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3
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Blood

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Hem/o

Hemat/o

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4
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Aort/o

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Aorta

Main trunk or artery system

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5
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Plasm/o

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Plasma

Liquid portion of blood

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6
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Ather/o

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Plaque or fatty substance

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7
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Lymph

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Lymph/o

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8
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Lymph node

Lymph glands

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Lymphaden/o

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9
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Spleen

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Splen/o

Stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells

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10
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Myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

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11
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Coronary

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Pertaining to the heart vessels

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12
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Coron/o

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Coronary or head/crown

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13
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Ischemic or ischemia

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Deficiency of blood flow

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14
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Myocardial infarction

A

Heart attack

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15
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Infarct

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Area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

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16
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Dysrhythmia

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An irregular heartbeat

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17
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Bradycardia

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An abnormally slow heartbeat

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18
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Tachycardia

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An abnormally fast heartbeat

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19
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Palpitation

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Pounding or racing heartbeat

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20
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Palpating

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To use fingers to feel the size texture consistency

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21
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Sphygmomanometer

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Instrument used to measure blood pressure

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22
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Stethoscope

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Listen to sounds

23
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Heart

A

Cardi/o

Card/o

24
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Angi/o

A

Blood vessel

25
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Thrombosis

A

Thromb/o = clot

Blood clot in a blood vessel

26
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Aneurism

A

Weak spot
Balloon like enlargement
Rupture can be fatal

27
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Varicose veins

A

Swollen veins

Usually in legs

28
Q

Erythrocytopenia

A 
Erythr/o = red
Cyt/o = cell
-penia = deficiency of
29
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Hematocytopenia

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Abnormal deficiency (reduction) of blood cells

30
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Febrile (pyrosis)

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Fever

31
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Afebrile

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Without fever

32
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-thermos

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Heat

33
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Hyperthermia

A

Body temperature above normal

34
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Hypothermia

A

Body temperature below normal

35
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Antibiotic

A

Drug that treat bacterial infections

36
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Vaccine

A

Inactivated microorganisms administrated by injection, mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infectious diseases

37
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BP

A

Blood pressure

38
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Hypotension

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Low BP

39
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Hypertension

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High HP

40
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EKG

ECG

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Electrocardiogram

41
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ECHO

A

Echocardiogram

42
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Ech/o

A

Sound

43
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CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

44
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HR

A

Heart rate

45
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P

A

Pulse

46
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RH

A

Blood type

47
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RR

A

Respiration rate

48
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T

A

Temperature

98.6

49
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VS

A

Vital signs

50
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Hct

A

Hematocrit

Separation of blood

51
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Hgb

A

Hemoglobin

52
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CHF

A

Congestive heart failure

53
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BMT

A

Bone marrow transplant

54
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CBC

A

Complete blood cell count

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