Test Two Vocabulary

Question 1

Cardiology

Answer 1

Study of the heart

Question 2

Cardiovascular

Answer 2

Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

Question 3

Cartoid

Answer 3

Major artery in the neck leading to the brain

Question 4

Carrier

Answer 4

Person who spreads infection to another but shows no symptoms

Question 5

Central venous pressure

Answer 5

The pressure or the blood returning to the right atrium through the superior vena cava

Question 6

Centrifuge

Answer 6

High-speed machine that spins blood tubes to separate the cellular in the good parts of the blood

Question 7

cephalgia

Answer 7

It pain located in the head; headache

Question 8

Cephalic vein

Answer 8

The vein located on the thumb side or outermost so that side of the arm

Question 9

Chemotherapy

Answer 9

The use of chemical agents in the treatment of disease

Question 10

Clot

Answer 10

Coagulated blood

Question 11

Coagulate

Answer 11

To change from a liquid to a solid or semi-solid state

Question 12

Coccus

Answer 12

Spherical or ovoid bacteria

Question 13

Collateral

Answer 13

A larger blood vessel or nerve, accompanied along side by a smaller branch

Question 14

Communicable

Answer 14

Capable of being transferred, either directly or indirectly, from one person to another

Question 15

Coumadin

Answer 15

A blood thinning agent, monitored by prothrombin times( PT)

Question 16

Cyanosis

Answer 16

A state in which abnormal amounts of poorly oxygenated blood hemoglobin cause the skin to appear bluish, grayish or purple

Question 17

Cyte

Answer 17

A suffix which means cells

Question 18

Dermal subcutaneous junction

Answer 18

Major vascular area of the skin in neonates only .35 to1.6 mm from the skin surface

Question 19

Dialysis

Answer 19

The removal of chemical substances from the blood by bypassing it through tubes made of semi permeable membranes

Question 20

Differential

Answer 20

Marked by diversity or distinction; I. E. different types of white blood cells

Question 21

Digoxin

Answer 21

(Lanolin) a drug used to treat cardiac disorders

Question 22

Disinfect

Answer 22

Use of chemical cleaner to destroy microorganisms on in animate objects

Question 23

Dyspnea

Answer 23

Needing air; difficult or labored breathing

Question 24

Ecchymosis

Answer 24

Bruise; leakage of a small amount of blood into surrounding tissue

Question 25

Edema

Answer 25

An accumulation of fluids in tissue

Question 26

Embolus

Answer 26

Undissolved matter in the blood such as a blood clot

Question 27

Empathy

Answer 27

Having an object awareness of another person's feelings

Question 28

Emphysema

Answer 28

A lung disease marked by the loss of elasticity and thinning of the lung tissue

Question 29

Encephalitis

Answer 29

Inflammation of the brain

Question 30

Endocarditis

Answer 30

Inflammation of the lining of the heart

Question 31

Endocrinology

Answer 31

The study of chemical secreting glands and their function

Question 32

Engogenous

Answer 32

Growth developing or originating from within

Question 33

Endothelium

Answer 33

Layers of epithelial cells which lines the blood, heart and lymph vessel cavities

Question 34

Enteric

Answer 34

Pertains to the small intestines

Question 35

Epithelium

Answer 35

Cellular components of the skin and mucus membranes

Question 36

Exogenous

Answer 36

Originates outside of an organ or body part

Question 37

Exudate

Answer 37

Fluid accumulating in cavities penetrating through vessel walls

Question 38

Extracellular

Answer 38

Outside of the cell

Question 39

Febrile

Answer 39

Fever or fever like symptoms

Question 40

Femoral

Answer 40

An artery or vein located in the groin

Question 41

Fibrin

Answer 41

A protein in the blood and tissues which interacts with other coag factors to form a clot

Question 42

Fistula

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Frothing

Answer 43

Bubble causes by improper vein puncture

Question 44

Gastritis

Answer 44

Inflammation of the stomach

Question 45

Carcinoma

Answer 45

Cancerous growth or malignant tumor occurring in epithelial tissues