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Unit 10 Flashcards

1
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cardi/o

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heart

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card/o

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heart

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arteri/o

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arteries

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ven/o

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veins

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phleb/o

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veins

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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aort/o

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aorta

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aorta

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main trunk of artery system

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plasm/o

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plasma

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11
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plasma

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liquid portion of blood

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ather/o

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plaque or fatty substance

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node, lymph gland

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splen/o

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spleen

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16
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spleen

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stores blood and destroys worn out blood cells

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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coron/o

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coronary or head/crown

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19
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coronary

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pertaining to the heart vessels

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20
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ischemic or ischemia

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deficiency of blood flow

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21
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myocardial infarction

A

heart attack

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22
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infarct

A

area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

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23
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dysrythmia

A

an irregular heartbeat

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bradycardia

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an abnormally slow heartbeat

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25
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tachycardia

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an abnormally fast heartbeat >100 bpm

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palpitation

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pounding or racing heartbeat

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palpation

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to use fingers to feel for size, texture, consistency (to assess)

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sphygmomanometer

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instrument used to measure blood pressure

29
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stethoscope

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instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

30
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angi/o

A

blood vessels

31
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-necrosis

A

tissue death

32
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-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

33
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thromb/o

A

clot

34
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

35
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thrombosis

A

blood clot in the blood vessel

36
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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

37
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aneurysm

A

localized weak spot or balloon like enlargement of the wall of an artery

38
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varicose veins

A

abnormally swollen veins

39
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-penia

A

deficiency of

40
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erythrocytopenia (anemia)

A

deficiency of red blood cells

41
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hematocytopenia

A

abnormal deficiency (reduction) of blood cells

42
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febrile (pyrosis)

A

to have a fever

43
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afebrile

A

without fever

44
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-thermia

A

heat

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hyperthermia

A

body temperature above normal

46
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hypothermia

A

body temperature below normal

47
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antibiotic

A

drug that treats bacterial infection

48
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vaccine

A

inactivated microorganisms administered by injection, mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infectious diseases

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BP

A

blood pressure

50
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hypotension

A

lower than normal BP

51
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EKG or ECG

A

electrocardiogram

52
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ECHO

A

echocardiogram

53
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ech/o

A

sound

54
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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

55
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HR

A

heart rate

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P

A

pulse

57
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Rh

A

blood type

58
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RR

A

respiration rate (10-20 bpm at resting state)

59
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T

A

temperature (98.6 degrees)

60
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VS

A

vital signs

61
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Hct

A

hematocrit

62
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Hgb

A

hemoglobin

63
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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

64
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BMT

A

bone marrow transplant

65
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CBC

A

complete blood cell count

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