cardio med term worksheet Flashcards
the clumping of cells as a result of interaction with specific antibodies
Agglutination
An abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow
Dyscrasia
The process of transforming a liquid into a solid, especially blood
Coagulation
Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
Polycythemia
A medical specialist in the field of blood
hematologist
The breakdown of red blood cells and the release of hemoglobin
Hemolysis
Of or pertaining to the bone marrow or spinal cord
Myelo
An abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells
Leukopenia
An immature erythrocyte characterized by a mesh-like pattern of threads and particles
Reticulocyte
An abnormal low number of platelets
Thrombocytopenia
_________describes a condition in which there is decrease in hemoglobin or red blood cells
Anemia
__________means stopping or controlling bleeding
Hemostasis
____________is a rate iron metabolism disease characterized by iron deposits throughout the body
Hemochromatosis
___________is a collection of blood beneath the skin in the form of pinpoint hemorrhages appearing as a red-purple skin discoloration
Purpura
The watery, straw-colored fluid portion of the lymph and blood in which the leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets are suspended in:
Plasma
A stringy, insoluable protein that is a substance of a blood clot is
Fibrin
The abbreviation for hematocrit is
Hct
An assessment of RBC percentage in the total blood volume is
Hematocrit
When a person receives blood or a blood component that has been previously collected from that person through a reinfusion it is called an:
autologous transfusion
___________is a localized dilation of a weakened area of the wall of an artery
Aneurysm
____________is an absence of contraction of the heart
Asystole
Cramp-like pains in the calves of the legs caused by poor circulation of the muscles of the legs is called
Claudication
Inflammation of the heart muscle
Myocarditis
An abnormal sound or murmur heard with a stethoscope when listening to a carotid artery
Bruit
The period of relaxation of the heart
Diastole
__________is an inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
Endocarditis
Elevated blood pressure/high blood pressure
Hypertension
Insufficient oxygenation of arterial blood
Hypoxemia
_________is a decrease supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ
Ischemia
The area between the lungs in the chest cavity that contains, the heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus and bronchi is called
Mediastinum
____________is the double membranous sac that enclosed the heart
Pericardium
The formation or existence of a blood clot is called
Thrombosis
___________is the narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel
Stenosis
A slow heart rate usually less than 60
Bradycardia
A rapid, violent, or throbbing pulsation, as an abnormally rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart
Palpitation
______________is a disease of the heart muscle itself, primarily affecting the pumping ability of the heart
Cardiomyopathy
___________inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus
Thrombophlebitis
An ___________is any deviation from the normal pattern of the heart beat
Arrhythmia
______________is a diagnostic procedure for studying the structure and motion of the heart
Echocardiography
Enlarged, superficial veins
Varicose Veins
