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
