unit 9 Flashcards
1
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
2
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card/o
A
heart
3
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arteri/o
A
arteries
4
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ven/o
A
veins
5
Q
phleb/o
A
veins
6
Q
hem/o
A
blood
7
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
8
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aort/o
A
aorta, main trunk of artery system
9
Q
plasm/o
A
plasma, liquid portion of the blood
10
Q
ather/o
A
plaque
11
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
12
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lymphaden/o
A
lymph glands or nodes
13
Q
palpitation
A
pounding heart
14
Q
palpation
A
to use fingers to feel for size
15
Q
sphygmomanometer
A
measure blood pressure
16
Q
stethoscope
A
instrument used to listen inside the body
17
Q
angi/o
A
blood vessel
18
Q
thrombosis
A
blood clot
19
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
20
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombosis
21
Q
aneurysm
A
localized weak spot or balloon enlargement in wall of artery
22
Q
varicose veins
A
abnormally swollen veins
23
Q
erythrocytopenia
A
anemia
24
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hematocytopenia
A
abnormal deficiency of red blood cells
25
febrile
to have a fever
26
pyrosis
fever
27
afebrile
without fever
28
-thermia
heat
29
hyperthermia
body temperature above normal
30
hypothermia
body temperature below normal
31
antibiotic
drug that treats bacterial infections
32
vaccine
inactivated microorganisms administered by injection, mouth, or nasal spray
33
BP
blood pressue
34
hypotension
lower than normal BP
35
EKG ECG
electrocardiogram
36
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
37
HR
heart rate
38
P
pulse, 60-100 beats per minute
39
Rh
blood type
40
RR
respiration rate
41
T
temperature
42
VS
vital signs
43
Hct
hematocrit
44
Hgb
hemoglobin
45
CHF
congestive heart failure
46
BMT
bone marrow transplant
47
CBC
complete blood count
