UNIT 10 Flashcards
CARDI/O,
CARD/O
HEART
ARTERI/O
ARTERIES
VEN/O,
PHLEB/O
VEINS
HEM/O
HEMAT/O
BLOOD
AORT/O
AORTA; MAIN TRUNK OF ARTERY SYSTEM
PLASM/O
PLASMA; LIQUID PORTION OF BLOOD
ATHER/O
PLAQUE OR FATTY SUBSTANCE
LYMPH/O
LYMPH
LYMPHADEN/O
LYMPH NODE, LYMPH GLAND
SPLEN/O
SPLEEN;
STORES BLOOD AND DESTROYS WORN OUT BLOOD CELLS
MYEL/O
BONE MARROW OR SPINAL CORD
CORON/O
HEAD/CROWN;
CORONARY
CORONARY
PERTAINING TO THE HEART VESSELS
ISCHEMIC;
ISCHEMIA
DEFICIENCY OF BLOOD FLOW
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
HEART ATTACK
INFARCT
AREA OF NECROSIS CAUSED BY LACK OF BLOOD FLOW
DYSRHYTHMIA
AN IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
BRADYCARDIA
AN ABNORMALLY SLOW HEARTBEATS;
<60 BPM
TACHYCARDIA
ABNORMALLY FAST HEARTBEAT;
< 100 BPM
PALPITATION
POUNDING OR RACING HEARTBEAT
PALPATION
TO USE FINGERS TO FEEL FOR SIZE, TEXTURE, CONSISTENCY… (TO ASSESS)
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE
STETHOSCOPE
instrument used to listen to sounds within the body
angi/o
blood vessel
-necrosis
tissue death
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-stenosis
narrowing
thrombosis
thrombus (singular form, blood clot in the vessel)
thromb/o
clot
-osis
abnormal condition
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
aneurysm
localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery.
often fatal if ruptures due to rapid loss of blood.
varicose veins
abnormally swollen veins;
usually occur in legs
erythrocytopenia (anemia)
deficiency of red blood cells
-penia
deficiency of
erythro/o
red
hematocytopenia
abnormal deficiency (reduction) of blood cells
febrile (pyrosis)
to have a fever
afebrile
without fever
-thermia
heat
hyperthermia
body temperature above normal
hypothermia
body temperature below normal
antibiotic
drug that treats bacterial infections
vaccine
inactivated microorganisms administrated by injection, mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infectious diseases.
BP
blood pressure
hypotension
lower than normal BP
hypertension
higher than normal BP
EKG or ECG
electrocardiogram
electr/o
electricity
ECHO
echocardiogram
ech/o
sound
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
HR
heart rate
P
pulse, 60-100 bpm
RH
blood type
RR
respiration rate; 10-20 bpm
T
temperature; 98.6°
VS
vital signs
Hct
Hematocrit
Hgb
Hemoglobin
CHF
congestive heart failure
BMT
bone marrow transplant
CBC
complete blood count