Chapter 5 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
brady- | slow |
cardi/o | heart |
-emia | blood condition |
erythr/o | red |
hem/o hemat/o | blood, relating to blood |
leuk/o | white |
phleb/o | vein |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
thromb/o | clot |
ven/o | vein |
anemia | lower than normal number of electrolytes |
aneurysm | localized weak spot or enlargement of an artery |
angina | severe chest pain |
angioplasty | procedure in which a small balloon on the end of a catheter is used to open a blocked artery |
anticoagulant | slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming |
aplastic anemia | absence of all formed blood elements |
atherosclerosis | hardening and narrowing of the arteries |
automated external defibrillator | shocks heart |
bradycardia | abnormally slow resting heart rate |
cardiac arrest | event in which the heart abruptly stops |
cardiomyopathy | used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle |
cholesterol | fatty substance that travels through the blood |
coronary thrombosis | damage to heart muscle caused by blocked artery |
diuretic | increase secretion of urine |
electrocardiogram | record of electrical activity of heart |
embolism | sudden blockage |
endocarditis | inflammation of inner linning |
erythrocytes | red blood cells |
hemoglobin | iron contaning pigment of erthocytes |
hemostasis | stop or control bleeding |
ischemic heart disease | resulting from insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart |
leukemia | cancer by abnormal number of leukocytes |
leukocytes | white blood cells |
myocardinal infraction | heart attack |
orthostatic hypotension | low blood pressure |
pericardium | pericardial sac |
phlebitis | inflammation of a superficial vein |
raynauds phenomenon | constricted circulation from stress or cold |
sickle cell anemia | donut shaped blood cells |
tachycardia | fast heart rate |
thrombosis | blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein |
transfusion reaction | two bloods don't match |
varicose veins | swollen veins |
ventricular filbrillation | heart quivers |
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