Chapter 5 & 6 Flashcards
1
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AED
A
Automatic external defibrillator
2
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AMI
A
Acute myocardial infarction
3
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BP
A
Blood pressure
4
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CAD
A
Coronary artery disease
5
Q
HTN
A
Hypertension
6
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MI
A
Myocardial infarction
7
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MVP
A
Mitral valve prolapse
8
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CBC
A
Complete blood count
9
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EBV
A
Epstein- Barr virus
10
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HCT
A
Hematocrit
11
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Hgb
A
Hemaglobin
12
Q
HIV
A
Human immunodeficiency virus
13
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PT
A
Prothrombin time
14
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RBC
A
Red blood cell
15
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WBC
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White blood cell
16
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-ature
A
System composed of
17
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-ing
A
Doing
18
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Angi/o-
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Blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
19
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Aort/o-
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Aorta
20
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Arteri/o-
A
Artery
21
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Ather/o-
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Soft, fatty substance
22
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Per-
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Through; throughout
23
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Phleb/o-
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Vein
24
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Rhythm-
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Rhythm
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Sphygm/o-
Pulse
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Sten/o-
Narrowness;constriction
27
Systol/o-
Contracting
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Tens/o-
Pressure, tension
29
Valvul/o-
Valve
30
Vas/o-
Blood vessel; vas deferens
31
Vascul/o-
Blood vessel
32
Ven/o-
Vein
33
-blast
Immature cell
34
-crit
Separation of
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-emia
Condition of the blood; substance in the blood
36
-phage
Thing that eats (suffix version)
37
-Phil
Attraction to; fondness for
38
-Poietin
A substance that forms
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Agglutin/o-
Clumping; sticking
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Aggreg/o-
Crowding together
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Coagul/o-
Clotting
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Eosin/o-
Eosin (red acidic dye)
43
Granul/o-
Granule
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Leuk/o-
White
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Lymph/o-
Lymph; lymphatic system
46
Myel/o-
Bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin
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Neutr/o-
Not taking part
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Plasm/o-
Plasma
49
Septic/o-
Infection
50
Thromb/o-
Thrombus (blood clot)
51
Phlebotomy
Pheleb/o- vein
| -tomy: process of cutting or making an incision
52
Stenosis
Sten/o- narrowness; constriction
| -Osis: condition, process
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Aneurysmal
Aneurysm/o- aneurysm (dilation)
| -al: pertaining to
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Sphygmomanometer
Sphygm/o- pulse
Mom/o- thin, frengy
-meter: instrument used to measure
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Hemolysis
Hem/o- blood
Ly/o- breakdown; destroy
-sis: condition; abnormal condition; process
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Hematocrit
Hemat/o- blood
| -crit: separation of
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Coagulation
Coagul/o- clotting
| -ation: process, being or having
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Septicemia
Septic/o- infection
-emia: condition of the blood;
substance in the blood
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Diastal/o-
Dilating
