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Ch 5

Med Term Chapter 5

QuestionAnswer
esthesi/o sensation
iatr/o treatment
nos/o disease
orth/o straight
rheumat/o low, fluid
acute myocardial ischemia Sudden decrease in blood flow to the heart muscle.
angina Sharp pain in the chest resulting from a decrease in blood supply to heart muscle. Also called angina pectoris
antiarrhythmic Pertaining to a drug that works against or prevents abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias).
anticoagulant Drug that prevents clotting (coagulation). Anticoagulants are given when there is danger of clot formation in blood vessels, as may happen after a heart attack.
coronary angiogram X-ray record of blood vessels surrounding the heart.
diuretic Drug that causes kidneys to allow more fluid (as urine) to leave the body. Diuretics remove fluid from the blood and are used to treat HYPERTENSION. DI- (from DIA-) means complete, and UR- means urine.
myocardial infarction Death of tissue in heart muscle; also known as a heart attack or an MI.
nitroglycerin Drug that relaxes muscle and opens blood vessels.
ventricular arrhythmias abnormal heart rhythms that make the lower chambers of your heart twitch instead of pump.
dysmenorrhea Painful menstrual flow.
leiomyomas Benign tumor derived from smooth (involuntary or visceral) muscle, most often of the uterus (leiomyoma uteri). LEIOMY/O- means smooth muscle.
menorrhagia Normal discharge of blood and tissue from the uterine lining during MENSTRUATION.
dysuria Painful or difficult urination.
lithotripsy Process of crushing a stone in the urinary tract using ultrasonic vibrations. Also called extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL).
renal calculus Kidney stones (also called renal calculi, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis)
ureter One of two tubes that lead from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
hematemesis the vomiting of blood.
mediastinal Pertaining to the MEDIASTINUM
posteroanterior From back to front
polydipsia Excessive thirst.
polyuria Excessive urination.
arteriovenous fistula An abnormal communication between an artery and a vein. It can also be created surgically to provide access for hemodialysis.
vasoconstrictor Drug that narrows blood vessels, especially small arteries.
Dyspnea Painful (DYS-) (labored, difficult) breathing
Mediastinum Space between the lungs in the chest. The mediastinum contains the heart, large blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, and lymph nodes.
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