Circulatory System Flashcards
ABG
Arterial blood gases
Ag
Antigen
Bl
Blood
Diff
Differential
FE+
Iron
O2
Oxygen
RBC
Red blood cell
WBC
White blood cell
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Alb
Albumin
CBC
Complete blood count
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
H&H
Hemoglobin and hematocrit
PLC
Platelet count
Rh
Rhesus
An-
No, not, without
-ac, -al, -tic, -ic, -ary
Pertaining to
Ante-
Before, in front of
Arter/o
Artery
Circulat/o
Circulate, go around in a circle
Coagul/o, coagulat/o
Clotting, coagulation
Dilat/o, -dilation
Widening, stretching, expanding
-Emia
Blood, blood condition
Fibrin/o
Fibrin, fibers, threads of a clot
Globin, globin/o
Protein
Hemangi/o
Blood vessel
Leuko
White
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-ology
Study of
Ox/i
Oxygen
Pulmon/o
Lung
System/o, systemat/o
Body system
-tion
Condition
A-
No, not without, away from, negative
Angi/o
Blood or lymph vessels
Apoplect/o
A stroke
Ather/o
Plague, fatty substance
Crit-
To separate
Cyt/o, -cyte
Cell
-edema
Swelling
Erythr/o
Red
-gen, gen/o, gen-
Producing, forming
Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
-ion
Condition
Mal
Bad, poor, evil
Norm/o
Normal, usual
-otomy
Cutting, surgical incision
Phleb/o
Vein
-rrhage
Bleeding, abnormal fluid
Sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
Thromb/o
Clot
Below normal number of RBC
Anemia
Molecule that interacts with specific antigen
Antibody
Process of clot formation
Coagulation
Circulation of blood within the heart
Coronary circulation
Red blood cell
Erythrocyte
Separation of blood; screening test that determines the presence of anemia
Hematocrit
Protein RBC, carries oxygen
Hemoglobin
Security against a particular disease
Immunity
Localized protective response to injury or destruction of tissue resulting in pain, heat, redness, swelling, and LOF
Inflammation
White blood cell
Leukocyte
Incision or cut into a vein to collect a blood sample
Phlebotomy
Fluid portion of blood
Plasma