Unit 10

Question 1

cardi/o, card/o

Answer 1

heart

Question 2

arteri/o

Answer 2

arteries

Question 3

ven/o, phelb/o

Answer 3

veins

Question 4

phlebologist

Answer 4

specialist who draws blood

Question 5

hem/o, hemat/o

Answer 5

blood

Question 6

aort/o

Answer 6

aorta, main trunk of the artery system

Question 7

plasm/o

Answer 7

plasma, liquid portion of the blood

Question 8

ather/o

Answer 8

plaque or fatty substance

Question 9

lymph/o

Answer 9

lymph

Question 10

lymphaden/o

Answer 10

lymph node, lymph gland

Question 11

splen/o

Answer 11

spleen, stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells

Question 12

myel/o

Answer 12

bone marrow, spinal cord

Question 13

coronary

Answer 13

pertaining to the heart vessels

Question 14

coron/o

Answer 14

coronary or head (look at context)

Question 15

ischemic, ichemia

Answer 15

deficiency of blood flow

Question 16

myocardial infarction

Answer 16

heart attack

Question 17

infarct

Answer 17

area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

Question 18

dysrhythmia

Answer 18

an irregular heartbeat

Question 19

bradycardia

Answer 19

slow heart beat, less than 60 bpm

Question 20

tachycardia

Answer 20

fast heart beat, over 100 bpm

Question 21

palpitation

Answer 21

pounding or racing heartbeat

Question 22

palpation

Answer 22

use fingers to feel for size, texture, consistency

Question 23

sphygmomanometer

Answer 23

instrument used to check blood pressure

Question 24

stethescope

Answer 24

instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

Question 25

angi/o

Answer 25

blood vessels

Question 26

thrombosis, thrombus (sing.)

Answer 26

abnormal blood clot

Question 27

thromb/o

Answer 27

clot

Question 28

DVT

Answer 28

deep vein thrombosis

Question 29

aneurysm

Answer 29

localized weak spot or ballon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery, often fatal if ruptures due to rapid loss of blood.

Question 30

varicose veins

Answer 30

abnormally swollen veins, usually occurs in the legs

Question 31

erythrocytopenia

Answer 31

anemia

Question 32

-penia

Answer 32

deficiency of

Question 33

hematocytopenia

Answer 33

abnormal deficiency of blood cells

Question 34

febrile, pyrosis

Answer 34

to have a fever

Question 35

afebrile

Answer 35

without fever

Question 36

-thermia

Answer 36

heat

Question 37

hyperthermia

Answer 37

body temperature above normal

Question 38

hypothermia

Answer 38

body temperature below normal

Question 39

antibiotic

Answer 39

drug that treats bacterial infection

Question 40

vaccine

Answer 40

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

Question 41

BP

Answer 41

blood pressure

Question 42

hypotension

Answer 42

lower than normal BP

Question 43

hypertension

Answer 43

higher than normal BP

Question 44

EKG, ECG

Answer 44

electrogardiogram

Question 45

electr/o

Answer 45

electricity

Question 46

ECHO

Answer 46

echocariogram, ultrasound of the heart

Question 47

ech/o

Answer 47

sound

Question 48

CPR

Answer 48

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 49

HR

Answer 49

heart rate

Question 50

P

Answer 50

pulse, 60-100 bpm

Question 51

Rh

Answer 51

blood type

Question 52

RR

Answer 52

respiration rate, RR=10-20 bpm

Question 53

T

Answer 53

temperature, 98.6 degrees

Question 54

VS

Answer 54

vital signs

Question 55

Hct

Answer 55

hematocrit, spins blood to separate the blood into separate components

Question 56

Hgb

Answer 56

hemoglobin

Question 57

CHF

Answer 57

congestive heart failure, heart not pumping blood the way it's supposed to

Question 58

BMT

Answer 58

bone marrow transplant

Question 59

CBC

Answer 59

complete blood cell count