8.2 Patient History, Problems, Complaints - Subject

Question 1

anemia

An - not
emia - blood

Answer 1

reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue

Question 2

ecchymosis

Answer 2

large bruise

Question 3

hematoma

Hemat - Blood
Oma - Tumor

Answer 3

mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue

Question 4

hemophilia

hemo - Blood
phil - love
ia - condition

Answer 4

condition in which the blood doesn’t clot, thus causing excessive bleeding

Question 5

hemorrhage

hemo - blood
rrhage - burst forth

Answer 5

excessive blood loss

Question 6

petechia

Answer 6

small bruise

Question 7

reperfusion injury

Answer 7

injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored

Question 8

lymphadenopathy

Lymph - water
aden - gland
pathy - disease

Answer 8

any disease of a lymph gland (node); used to refer to noticeably swollen lymph nodes, especially in the neck

Question 9

lymphedema

lymph - water
edma - swelling

Answer 9

swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in the extremities

Question 10

splenalgia

Answer 10

pain in the spleen

Question 11

splenodynia

spleno - spleen
dynia - pain

Answer 11

pain in the spleen