Week 5: chap 7- cardiology & chap 8- hematology

Question 0

Pertaining to the artery

Answer 0

Arterial

arteri/o = artery

al = pertaining to

Question 1

Surgical repair of blood vessels

Answer 1

angioplasty

Angi/o = vessel

Plasty = surgical repair

Question 2

Slow heart

Answer 2

Bradycardia

brady = slow

cardi/o = heart

Question 3

Enlarged heart

Answer 3

Cardiomegaly

cardi/o = heart

megaly = enlarged

Question 4

One who studies the heart

Answer 4

Cardiologist

cardi/o = heart

logist = one who studies

Question 5

Inflamed vein. Inflammation of the vein.

Answer 5

Phlebitis

phleb/o = vein

itis = inflammation

Question 6

Pertaining to the heart

Answer 6

Coronary

coron/o = heart

ary = pertaining to

Question 7

Hardening of the arteries. It occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques. Over time, these plaques can block the arteries and cause problems throughout the body.

Answer 7

Atherosclerosis

ather/o = fatty substance, plaque

sclerosis = hardening

Question 8

Pertaining to the heart muscle

Answer 8

Myocardial

my/o = muscle

cardi/o = heart

al = pertaining to

Question 9

degenerative changes in the arteries, characterized by thickening of the vessel walls and accumulation of calcium with consequent loss of elasticity and lessened blood flow.

Answer 9

Arteriosclerosis

arteriol/o = arteriole, smallest arteries, carry blood from capillary bed

sclerosis = hardening

Question 10

Red blood cell

RBC

Answer 10

Erythrocyte

erythr/o = red

cyt/o = cell

Question 11

the stoppage of bleeding.
the stoppage of the circulation of blood in a part of the body.
stagnation of blood in a part.

Answer 11

Hemostasis

hem/o = blood

stasis = stopping

Question 12

excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood.

Answer 12

Hyperlipemia

hyper = excessive

lip/o = fat

emia = blood condition

Question 13

an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.

Answer 13

Hypoglycemia

hypo = insufficient

glyc/o = sugar

emia = blood condition

Question 14

Blood protein

the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol:

Answer 14

Hemoglobin

hem/o = blood

globin = protein

Question 15

Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
A condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells.

Answer 15

Anemia

an = without

emia = blood condition

Question 16

One who studies blood. Blood specialist.

Answer 16

Hematologist

hemat/o = blood

logist = one who studies

Question 17

White blood cell

WBC

Answer 17

Leukocyte

leuk/o = white

cyte = cell

Question 18

an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.

Answer 18

Thrombocytopenia

thromb/o = clot

cyte = cell

penia = too few

Question 19

a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.

Answer 19

Hemorrhage

hem/o = blood

rrhage = bursting forth

Question 20

Abbreviation for hemoglobin

Answer 20

Hgb

Question 21

Abbreviation for complete blood count

Answer 21

CBC

Question 22

Abbreviation for red blood count

Answer 22

RBC

Question 23

Abbreviation for intravenous

Answer 23

IV

Question 24

HTN

High blood pressure

Answer 24

Hypertension

Question 25

EKG or ECG

the graphic record produced by an electrocardiograph. Abbreviation: EKG, ECG

Answer 25

Electrocardiogram

electr/o = electricity

cardi/o = heart

gram = record

Question 26

Abbreviation for beats per minute

Answer 26

BPM

Question 27

the act or practice of opening a vein for letting or drawing blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure; venesection; bleeding.

Answer 27

Phlebotomy

phleb/o = vein

otomy = cutting into