Med Term -- Cardio/Blood Flashcards by Nikki Scheuermann

Q

angi/o

A

blood or lymph vessel

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

A map or graph of a blood or lymph vessel.

A

angiogram

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

aort/o

A

aorta

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

arteri/o

A

artery

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

A map or graph of an artery

A

Arteriogram

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

ather/o

A

plaque, fatty substance

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

A hardening of the arteries.

A

artheriosclerosis

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

brady

A

slow

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

slow heartbeat

A

bradychardia

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

cardi/o

A

heart

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Disease of the heart.

A

Carditis

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

crasia

A

a mixture or blending

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

disorder of the mixture or blending of blood

A

blood dyscrasia

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

emia

A

blood, blood condition

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

low red blood cells

A

anemia

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

erythr/o

A

red

Q

red blood cell

A

erythrocyte

Q

hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood, relating to blood

Q

blood count

A

hematocrit

Q

leuk/o

A

white

Q

white blood cell

A

leukocyte

Q

phleb/o

A

vein

Q

inflammation of the vein

A

phlebitis

Q

tachy

A

fast, rapid

Q

fast heart rate

A

tachycardia

Q

thromb/o

A

clot

Q

inability of blood to clot

A

thrombocytopenia

Q

ven/o

A

vein

Q

Episodes of severe chest pain

A

angina

Q

abnormal heart rhythm

A

arrhythmia

Q

abnormally slow heartbeat

A

bradycardia

Q

sudden cessation of the heartbeat

A

cardiac arrest

Q

abnormally fast heartbeat

A

tachycardia

Q

abnormally few red blood cells

A

anemia

Q

absence of all formed blood elements

A

aplastic anemia

Q

inadequate number of circulating

A

hemolytic anemia

Q

mature red blood cells

A

erythrocytes

Q

larger-than-normal red blood cells

A

megaloblastic anemia

Q

Lack of the protein required to absorb the vitamins necessary for the formation of red blood cells.

A

Pernicious anemia