Test Two Vocabulary Flashcards
Cardiology
Study of the heart
Cardiovascular
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
Cartoid
Major artery in the neck leading to the brain
Carrier
Person who spreads infection to another but shows no symptoms
Central venous pressure
The pressure or the blood returning to the right atrium through the superior vena cava
Centrifuge
High-speed machine that spins blood tubes to separate the cellular in the good parts of the blood
cephalgia
It pain located in the head; headache
Cephalic vein
The vein located on the thumb side or outermost so that side of the arm
Chemotherapy
The use of chemical agents in the treatment of disease
Clot
Coagulated blood
Coagulate
To change from a liquid to a solid or semi-solid state
Coccus
Spherical or ovoid bacteria
Collateral
A larger blood vessel or nerve, accompanied along side by a smaller branch
Communicable
Capable of being transferred, either directly or indirectly, from one person to another
Coumadin
A blood thinning agent, monitored by prothrombin times( PT)
Cyanosis
A state in which abnormal amounts of poorly oxygenated blood hemoglobin cause the skin to appear bluish, grayish or purple
Cyte
A suffix which means cells
Dermal subcutaneous junction
Major vascular area of the skin in neonates only .35 to1.6 mm from the skin surface
Dialysis
The removal of chemical substances from the blood by bypassing it through tubes made of semi permeable membranes
Differential
Marked by diversity or distinction; I. E. different types of white blood cells
Digoxin
(Lanolin) a drug used to treat cardiac disorders
Disinfect
Use of chemical cleaner to destroy microorganisms on in animate objects
Dyspnea
Needing air; difficult or labored breathing
Ecchymosis
Bruise; leakage of a small amount of blood into surrounding tissue
Edema
An accumulation of fluids in tissue
Embolus
Undissolved matter in the blood such as a blood clot
Empathy
Having an object awareness of another person’s feelings
Emphysema
A lung disease marked by the loss of elasticity and thinning of the lung tissue
Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain
Endocarditis
Inflammation of the lining of the heart
Endocrinology
The study of chemical secreting glands and their function
Engogenous
Growth developing or originating from within
Endothelium
Layers of epithelial cells which lines the blood, heart and lymph vessel cavities
Enteric
Pertains to the small intestines
Epithelium
Cellular components of the skin and mucus membranes
Exogenous
Originates outside of an organ or body part
Exudate
Fluid accumulating in cavities penetrating through vessel walls
Extracellular
Outside of the cell
Febrile
Fever or fever like symptoms
Femoral
An artery or vein located in the groin
Fibrin
A protein in the blood and tissues which interacts with other coag factors to form a clot
Fistula
Permanent surgical attachment of a vein to an artery to change the flow of blood used for dialysis only not for obtaining blood for lab testing
Frothing
Bubble causes by improper vein puncture
Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
Carcinoma
Cancerous growth or malignant tumor occurring in epithelial tissues
