4 Cardiovascular system (Ch 12) med terms

Question 1

anemia

Answer 1

abnormally few red blood cells

Question 2

aneurysm

Answer 2

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

Question 3

angina

Answer 3

episode of severe chest pain

Question 4

angioplasty

Answer 4

technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel

Question 5

aplastic anemia

Answer 5

absence of all formed blood elements

Question 6

arrhythmia

Answer 6

abnormal heart rhythm

Question 7

asystole

Answer 7

complete lack of electrical activity in the heart

Question 8

bacterial endocarditis

Answer 8

inflammation of the lining or valves of the heart caused by the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream

Question 9

bradycardia

Answer 9

abnormally slow heartbeat

Question 10

cardiac arrest

Answer 10

sudden cessation of the heartbeat

Question 11

cardiologist

Answer 11

specialist that treats and diagnoses abnormalities, diseases, and disorders of the heart

Question 12

carotid endarterectomy

Answer 12

surgical removal of the lining of a portion of a clogged carotid artery leading to the brain

Question 13

coronary artery disease

Answer 13

atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries that reduces the blood supply to the heart muscle creating insufficient supply of oxygen

Question 14

hematologist

Answer 14

specialist that treats diseases and disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues

Question 15

hemolytic anemia

Answer 15

inadequate number of circulating erthrocytes

Question 16

ischemic heart disease

Answer 16

a group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart

Question 17

leukemia

Answer 17

cancer characterized by progressive increase in the number of abnormal leukocytes found throughout the body

Question 18

palpitation

Answer 18

pounding or racing heartbeat with or without irregularity in rhythm

Question 19

septicemia

Answer 19

severe infections caused by the presence of bacteria in the blood

Question 20

stent

Answer 20

a wire mesh tube placed in an artery to provide support to the arterial wall

Question 21

tachycardia

Answer 21

abnormally rapid heartbeat

Question 22

thrombocytopenia

Answer 22

abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood

Question 23

valvoplasty

Answer 23

surgical repair or replacement of a heart valve

Question 24

vascular surgeon

Answer 24

specialist who specializes in the diagnosis, medical management, and surgical treatment of disorders of the blood vessels

Question 25

agglutin/o

Answer 25

clumping, sticking together

Question 26

angi/o

Answer 26

blood or lymph vessels

Question 27

ante-

Answer 27

before, in front of, forward

Question 28

anti-

Answer 28

against

Question 29

aort/o

Answer 29

aorta

Question 30

ap-

Answer 30

toward, to

Question 31

aplast/o

Answer 31

defective or lack of development

Question 32

arter/o , arteri/o

Answer 32

artery

Question 33

atri/o

Answer 33

atrium

Question 34

brady-

Answer 34

slow

Question 35

carcin/o

Answer 35

cancerous

Question 36

card/o, cardi/o

Answer 36

heart

Question 37

coagul/o , coagulat/o . -coagulant

Answer 37

clotting

Question 38

coron/o

Answer 38

coronary, crown

Question 39

-crasia

Answer 39

a mixture or blending

Question 40

cusp/i

Answer 40

point, pointed flap

Question 41

-cytic

Answer 41

pertaining to a cell

Question 42

-emia

Answer 42

blood, blood condition

Question 43

fibril/o

Answer 43

muscular twitching

Question 44

globin/o , -globulin , -globin

Answer 44

protein

Question 45

gluc/o , glyc/o , glycos/o

Answer 45

glucose, sugar

Question 46

-graph

Answer 46

machine for recording record

Question 47

hem/e

Answer 47

deep red iron-containing pigment

Question 48

hem/o , hemat/o

Answer 48

blood, relating to the blood

Question 49

immun/o

Answer 49

immune, protection, safe

Question 50

infarct/o

Answer 50

filled in, stuffed

Question 51

ischi/o

Answer 51

to hold back, deficiency, blockage

Question 52

lymph/o

Answer 52

lymph, lymphatic tissue

Question 53

angina/o

Answer 53

angina, choking, strangling

Question 54

lympaden/o

Answer 54

lymph node or gland

Question 55

lymphangi/o

Answer 55

lymph vessel

Question 56

-lytic

Answer 56

to reduce, destroy

Question 57

morph/o

Answer 57

shape, form

Question 58

myocardi/o

Answer 58

myocardium, heart muscle

Question 59

necr/o

Answer 59

death

Question 60

neo- , ne/o

Answer 60

new, strange

Question 61

occlude/o , occlus/o

Answer 61

shut, close up

Question 62

onc/o, -oma

Answer 62

tumor, neoplasm

Question 63

palpit/o

Answer 63

throbbing, quivering

Question 64

-philia

Answer 64

attracted, love

Question 65

phleb/o, ven/o

Answer 65

veins

Question 66

-penia

Answer 66

deficiency, lack, too few

Question 67

phag/o, -phage, -phagia

Answer 67

eat, swallow, a cell that destroys

Question 68

-plasm

Answer 68

formative material of cells

Question 69

-poietin

Answer 69

substance that forms

Question 70

poly-

Answer 70

many

Question 71

sarc/o

Answer 71

flesh, connective tissue

Question 72

seps/o

Answer 72

infection

Question 73

sept/o

Answer 73

infection, partition

Question 74

ser/o

Answer 74

serum

Question 75

splen/o

Answer 75

spleen

Question 76

systol/o

Answer 76

contraction

Question 77

tachy-

Answer 77

fast, rapid

Question 78

thromb/o

Answer 78

clot

Question 79

tox/o

Answer 79

poison, poisonous

Question 80

valv/o, valvul/o

Answer 80

valve

Question 81

vascul/o, vas/o

Answer 81

blood vessel

Question 82

ventricul/o

Answer 82

ventricle of brain or heart, small chamber

Question 83

venul/o

Answer 83

venule, small vein