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Chapters 5-8 Exam
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
| angina pectoris | Is as condition which severe episodes of chest pain occur due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium |
| anti- | against |
| antibiotic | medication s capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic bacteria |
| antibody | a disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presences of a specific antigen |
| antigen | any substance that the body regards as being foreign |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | plaque or a fatty substance |
| benign | something that is not life threatening and does not recur |
| brady- | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| edema | swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissue, or cavities of the body |
| electrocardiogram( ECG) | a record of the electricity activity of the myocardium |
| embolus | a foreign object, such as a blood clot, quantity of air gas or a bit of tissue or tumor, that circulating in blood |
| -emia | blood .blood condition |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibrillation | a rapid, uncontrolled heartbeat |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood, relating to blood |
| hemostasis | to stop or control bleeding |
| holter monitor | a portable ECG worn by ambulatory patient to continuously monitor the heart rates and rhythms over a 24 or 48 hr period |
| occlusion | blockage |
| onc/o | tumor |
| palpitation | a pounding or racing heart with or without irregularity in rhythm |
| pericardium | doubled-wall membranous sac that encloses the heart |
| phleb/o | vein |
| SA node | is located in the posterior wall of the right atrium near the entrance of the superior vena cava |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| thromb/o | clot |
| yeast | a type of fungus |
| immun/o | immune, protection, safe |
| in stitu | |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymphatic tissue |
| malignant | form of cancer |
| metastasis | the new cancer site that results from the spreading process |
| myocardial infarction | the occlusion of 1 or + coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup |
| neo-, ne/o | new, strange |
| acute | condition has a rapid onset a severe course and a relatively short duration |
| alvcoli | |
| anorexia nervosa | lost of appetite for food, especially when caused by disease |
| apnea | the absence of spontaneous respiration |
| atonic | lacking normal muscle tone or strength |
| bariatrics | the branch of medicine for the prevention and control of obesity and associated diseases |
| borborygmus | the rumbling noise caused by movement of gas in the intestine |
| bulimia nervosa | an eating disorder characterized by frequent episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting |
| cachexia | physical wasting away due to the loss of weight and muscle mass that occurs in patients with disease such as advanced cancer or AIDS |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| constipation | having a bowel movement fewer than 3 times a week |
| diarrhea | the abnormally frequent flow of loose or watery stool |
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