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Medical Terminology
Chapter 5
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
01/23/2008

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Term
card/o
cardi/o
Definition
heart
Term
arteri/o
Definition
arteries
Term
capill/o
Definition
capillaries
Term
phleb/o
ven/o
Definition
veins
Term
hem/o
hemat/o
Definition
blood
Term
angi/o
Definition
blood or lymph vessel
Term
aort/o
Definition
aorta
Term
ather/o
Definition
plaque
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
coron/o
Definition
coronary
Term
-emia
Definition
blood, blood condition
Term
erythr/o
Definition
red
Term
leuk/o
Definition
white
Term
tachy-
Definition
abnormally fast
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot, platelet
Term
tricuspid valve
Definition
between right atrium and right ventricle
3 points
Term
pulmonary semilunar valve
Definition
between right vent. and pulm artery (half moon)
Term
pericardium
Definition
surrounding sack of the heart
Term
walls
Definition
3 layers
epicardium-outer
myocardium - middle
endocardium -interior
Term
chambers
Definition
4 chambers
2 atria, 2 ventricle
Term
mitral valve
Definition
between left at. and left vent (biscuspid)
Term
aortic semilunar valve
Definition
between left vent and aorta (half moon)
Term
atherosclerosis
Definition
abnormal hardening of fatty plaque
Term
atheroma
Definition
fatty plaque tumor
Term
ischemia
Definition
holds back blood
Term
angina pectoris
Definition
pain in blood vessels of the chest
Term
myocardial infarction
Definition
heart attack
(filled in heart muscle)
Term
thrombotic occlusion
Definition
clot causes vessel to shut
Term
carditis
Definition
inflamation of the heart
Term
endocarditis
Definition
inflammation of the inner lining of heart
Term
myocarditis
Definition
inflammation of middle tissue of heart
Term
pericarditis
Definition
inflammation of pericardium
Term
arrhythmias
Definition
irregular heart rate
Term
bradycardia
Definition
slow heart rate
Term
tachycardia
Definition
fast heart rate
Term
paroxysm/o
Definition
sudden attack
Term
palpit/o
Definition
throbbing, quivering
Term
arteriosclerosis
Definition
abnormal hardening of the artery not due to plaque
Term
phlebitis
Definition
inflammation of vein
Term
thrombosis
Definition
blood clot
Term
embolus
Definition
something inserted or thrown into vessel (clot or gas etc)
Term
dyscrasia
Definition
abnormal blending of blood
Term
septicemia
Definition
blood infection
Term
cholesterol
Definition
lipids as lipoproteins
Term
hypertension
Definition
abnormally high bp
Term
erthrocytosis
Definition
abnormal red blood cells
Term
thrombocytopenia
Definition
abnormal platelets
Term
anemias
Definition
blood with fewer than normal RBCs
Term
aplastic anemia
Definition
absense of formed elements-failure of marrow production
Term
hemolytic anemia
Definition
RBC destroyed faster than bone marrow replaces it
Term
megaloblastic anemia
Definition
RBC larger than normal due to B12 or folic acid deficiency
Term
penicious anemia
Definition
(autoimmune) RBC abnormally formed - lack of B12 absorption
Term
iron deficiency
Definition
lacking iron
hemorrage or chronic blood loss
Term
atrial fibrillation
Definition
twitcing of atria
(pain, etc, blood doesnt move effectively, can be treated)
Term
ventricular fibrillation
Definition
twitching of ventricles
leads to death quickly
Term
sickle cell anemia
Definition
genetic disorder in which abnormally shaped RBC interferes with normal blood flow with damage to body systems
Term
thalassemia anemia
Definition
genetic disorder in which there is no or decresed amounts of hemoglobin
Term
antihypertensives
Definition
ACE inhibitors, betablockers, calcium channel blockers
Term
anticoagulant
Definition
thrombolytic
Term
tPA
Definition
tissue plasminogen activator, clot dissolving
Term
antiarrhythmic
Definition
works against irregular heart rate
Term
electrocardiography
Definition
recording the heart beat via electricity
Term
thallium stress test
Definition
raise heart rate quickly by running or giving chemical to test heart rate and blood pressure
Term
cardiac catheterization
Definition
insert catheter through groin and thread it up through coronary vessels to shoot in dye, and then they can see it.
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