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Chapter #8, 9, & 10
Chapter #8, 9, & 10 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ERYTHROCYTES | Red blood cell (RBC) |
| LEUKOCYTES | White blood cell (WBC) |
| THROMBOCYTES | Clot cell (Platelet) |
| COAGUL/O | Come together (Coagulate) |
| HEM/O, HEMAT/O | Blood |
| HEMOLYSIS | Breakdown of red blood cells |
| HEMATOLOGY | The study of blood |
| CYT/O | Cell |
| LYMPHOCYTE | Lymphatic cell |
| LEUK/O | White |
| LEUKOCYTOSIS | Condition of increased white blood cells |
| PHELB/O, VEN/O | Vein |
| -EMIA | Blood condition |
| SPLEN/O | Spleen |
| -PENIA | Deficiency |
| HEMORRHAGE | Blood loss |
| HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY | Liver and spleen enlargement |
| PHLEBOTOMY | Vein incision |
| HYPERVOLEMIA | Too much blood |
| HYPERLIPIDEMIA | Over fat blood condition (High cholesterol) |
| LAPROSPLENECTOMY | Abdominal spleen removal |
| TONSILLECTOMY | Tonsil removal |
| HYPERCOAGULABILITY | Increased ability to clot |
| BRADYCARDIA | Slow heart rate |
| TACHYCARDIA | Fast heart rate |
| EMBOLUS | Traveling blood clot |
| THROMBUS | Blood clot |
| ISCHEMIA | Lack of blood flow |
| SEPT/O | Septum |
| CARDIAC ARREST/ASYSTOLE | Flat line |
| CORON/O | "Crown" carbon dioxide to the heart (coronary arteries) |
| VAS/O,VASCUL/O | Vessels |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS | Hardening of the artery due to fatty plaque |
| PERICARDIUM | Sac that sits around the heart |
| MYOCARDIUM | Muscle of the heart |
| OCCLUSION | Cut off blood flow |
| VASODILATOR | Dilates vessel |
| MI | Myocardial infarction, muscle (heart) dies |
| DVT | Deep vein thrombosis (deep vein blood clot) |
| ANGI/O | Vessels |
| ARTERI/O | Artery |
| ATHER/O | Fatty plaque |
| ARTERIOSCLEROSIS | Hardening of the artery |
| PERICARDITIS | Inflammation around the heart |
| ANGIOSCLEROSIS | Hardening of vessels |
| HTN | Hypertension (high blood pressure) |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CPR | Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation |
| THORAX | Chest cavity |
| LARYNG/O | Voice box |
| TRACHE/O | Trachea (air way) |
| NAS/O | Nose |
| PHREN/O | Diaphragm |
| ALVEOL/O | Alveoli. Hollow cavity (air sac) |
| PULMONARY NEOPLASM | Lung cancer (new growth in lungs) |
| RHINITIS | Inflammation in the nose |
| TRACHEOSTOMY | Opening trachea |
| PNEUMOHEMOTHORAX | Air and blood in the chest |
| PHARYNG/O | Throat |
| BRONCH/O | Bronchus |
| PNEUM/O, PNEUMAT/O | Air/Lungs |
| CAPN/O | Carbon dioxide |
| HYPOCAPNIA | Low carbon dioxide |
| BRADYPNEA | Slow breathing |
| SEPTOPLASTY | Repair of the septum |
| EXPECTORANT | Makes you cough up mucus |
| SPIROMETRY | Instrument used to measure breathing |
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DGarland
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