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unit 10 Flashcards

1
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cardi/o, card/o

A

heart

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arteri/o

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arteries

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ven/o, phleb/o

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veins

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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5
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aort/o

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Aorta, main trunk of artery

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6
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plasm/o

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plasma, liquid portion of blood

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7
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ather/o

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plaque

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8
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lymph

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lymph/o

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9
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lymphaden/o

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lymph node, lymph gland

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10
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spleen

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splen/o, stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells

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11
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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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12
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coronary

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pertaining to the heart vessels. Coron/o= coronary or head/crown

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13
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ischemic, ischemia

A

deficiency or blood flow

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14
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myocardial infarction

A

heart attack

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15
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infarct

A

area of necrosis(tissue death) caused by lack of blood flow

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16
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dysrhythmia

A

an irregular heart beat

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17
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bradycardia

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an abnormally slow heart beat

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18
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tachycardia

A

an abnormally fast heart beat

>100 bpm

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19
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palpitation

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pounding or racing heart beat

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20
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palpation

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to use finger to feel for size, texture, consistency

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21
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sphymomanometer

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instrument used to measure blood press

22
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stethoscope

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instrument used to listen to heat beat

23
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angi/o

A

blood vessels

24
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thrombosis

A

thrombo= clot osis= abnormal condition

25
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aneurysm

A

weak spot, enlargement of wall of artery

26
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varicose veins

A

abnormally swollen veins

usually in the legs

27
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erythocytopenia

A 
Erythr/o = red
cyt/o = cell
-penia = deficiency of
28
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hematocytopenia

A

abnormal deficiency of blood cells

29
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febrille (pyrosis)

A

to have a fever

30
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-thermia

A

heat

31
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afebrile

A

without fever

32
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hypothermia

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below temp

33
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hyperthermia

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above temp

34
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antibiotic

A

drug that treats bacterial infection

35
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vaccine

A

inactivated microorganisms administered by injection

36
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BP

A

blood pressure

37
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hypotension

A

lower than normal BP

38
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hypertension

A

higher than normal BP

39
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EKG ECG

A

electrocardiogram

40
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ECHO

A

Echocardiogram

41
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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

42
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HR

A

Heart Rate

43
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Rh

A

blood type

44
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RR

A

Respiration rate

45
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T

A

temperature 98.6= avg

46
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VS

A

Vital signs

47
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HCT

A

hematocrit

48
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HGB

A

hemoglobin

49
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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

50
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BMT

A

Bone marrow transplant

51
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CBC

A

complete blood count

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