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MedTerm Test#3

Ch. 8-10

TermDefinition
erythrocyte red blood cell
leukocyte white blood cell
thrombocytes platelets
coagul/o coagulate
hem/o, hemat/o, blood
hemolysis blood break down
hematology the study of blood
cyt/o cell
lymphocyte lymph cell
leuk/o white
leukocytosis white cell condition
phleb/o, ven/o vein
phlebotomy incision into the vein
-emia blood condition
splen/o spleen
-penia deficiency
hemorrhage excessive blood loss
hepatosplenomegaly enlarged liver and spleen
hyperlipidemia over fat blood condition
hypervolemia over volume of blood condition
laparosplenectomy spleen removed through the abdomen
tonsillectomy tonsil removal
cardi/o heart
sept/o septum
septoplasty repair of the septum
coron/o "crown" blood vessels that supply the heart with blood
arteri/o artery
arteriosclerosis hardening of the artery
ather/o fatty plaque
atherosclerosis hardening of the artery due to fatty plaque
angiosclerosis hardening of a vessel
occlusion blockage of passage
myocardium heart muscle
pericardium sac around the heart
bradycardia slow heart rate
tachycardia fast heart rate
embolism traveling clot
ischemia low blood condition
thrombus clot
hypotension under stretch condition, low BP
myocardial infarction MI damage of the heart muscle due to lack of blood flow
myocardial ischemia blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle
DVT deep vein thrombosis
HTN Hypertension
vasodilator medication used to relax or expand the blood vessel
CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
nas/o, rhin/o nose
laryng/o voice box
pharyng/o throat
trache/o windpipe
tracheostomy creation of an opening in the windpipe
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o air or lungs
bronch/o bronchus-branches from the trachea
alveol/o part of the lower respiratory system means "hollow" or "cavity"
phren/o diaphragm
capn/o carbon dioxide
bradypnea slow breathing
spirometry procedure to measure breathing
pulmonary neoplasm new growth in the lung
pneumohemothorax air and blood in the thoracic cavity
expectorant medicine (agent) to remove mucus from the chest
Created by: jrmayo
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