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Chapter 8-14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| reticulocyte | immature red blood cell |
| Thrombus | Blood clot |
| Thrombosis | The formation of a blood clot |
| Thrombogenic | Capable of producing a blood clot |
| Thromboembolism | Blockage of a vessel caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed |
| Immunosuppression | when medication or illness causes a deficiency of white blood cells. |
| asplenia | absent or not functioning of the spleen |
| thrombocytopenia | Decreased platelet count |
| thromb/o | Clot/Platelate |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Hemolytic anemia | a destruction of red blood cells |
| Coagulopathy | Any disease that deals with problems of blood coagulation |
| Deep vein thrombosis | Formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg |
| Hemoglobinopathy | Disease of the hemoglobin |
| Hypercoagulability | Increased ability of the blood to coagulate |
| spherocyte | A spherical red blood cell |
| immune deficiency | When a deficiency of white blood cells causes the patient to be more vulnerable to infections, |
| lymphadenectomy | surgical removal of the lymph nodes |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| ALL | Acute Lymphoblastic |
| AML | Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
| BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CML | Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus |
| ESR | Erythrpcyte Sedimentation Rate |
| HCT | Hematocrit |
| HGB | Hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HSM | Hepatosplenomegaly |
| HUS | Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
| INR | International Normalized Ratio |
| ITP | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IVIG | Intravenous Immunoglobulin |
| LAD | Lymphadenopathy |
| NCAT | No Cervical Adenopathy or Tenderness |
| PLT | Platelet Count |
| PT | Prothrombin Time |
| PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| RBC | Red Blood Count; Red blood Cell |
| TTP | Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
| WBC | White Blood Count; White Blood Cell |
| Right atrium | heart chamber that receives oxygen-poor blood |
| cardi/o, coron/o | Heart |
| Endocardium | Tissue lining the inside of the heart |
| Epicardium | Tissue lining the outside of the heart |
| Myocardium | Heart muscle tissue |
| Pericardium | Tissue around the heart |
| septum | the muscular wall separating the left and right sides of the heart |
| bradycardia | slow heartbeat |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| cyanosis | bluish appearance to the skin |
| murmur | abnormal heart sound |
| tachycardia | rapid heartbeat |
| coronary artery | vessel that supplying oxygenated blood to the heart muscle |
| Vena cava | AKA hollow vein, gathers oxygen-poor blood from either the upper or lower body and returns it to the heart. |
| Arrhythmia, Palpitation, Dysrhythmia | heartbeat that is not normal |
| external jugular vein | veins found in the neck |
| diastole | heart muscle fibers are relaxed and the heart is filling with blood |
| angiosclerosis | Hardening of a blood vessel |
| aortectasia | Dilation of the aorta |
| inferior | lower |
| vena | vein |
| cava | hollow |
| Phlebosclerosis | hardening of a vein. |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Sclerosis | Hardening |
| Femoral vein, Posterior tibial vein, Great saphenous vein, Small saphenous vein, Popliteal vein, Fibular Vein anterior tibial Vein | veins that are found in the lower extremities (thigh and leg) |
| arteriogram | record of a(n) artery |
| systole | heart muscle fibers are contracting and sending blood out of the ventricles |
| electro | electricity |
| cardio | heart |
| gram | record |
| graphy | writing procedure |
| sono | sound |
| angiolith | stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel |
| angiopoiesis | formation of blood vessels |
| angiosclerosis | hardening of a blood vessel |
| Aortectasia | A dilation of the aorta |
| Myocarditis | Inflammation in the heart muscle |
| Endocarditis | Inflammation along the lining of the heart and vessels |
| Cardiomyopathy | Muscle fibers of the heart not working properly |
| Cardiac insufficiency | Heart ceases to function properly |
| Varicose Veins | enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | Alternate treatment for coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient's blood vessel into the heart |
| Pericardiocentesis | Puncture of the tissue around the heart |
| Valvectomy | Surgical removal of a heart valve |
| Valvotomy | Incision into a heart valve |
| Valvuloplasty | Surgical reconstruction of a heart valve |
| Valv/Valvo,Valvul/Valvulo | Heart Valve |
| Angio | Blood Vessel |
| angiogram | record of the blood vessels |
| aortogram | record of the aorta |
| arteriogram | record of an artery |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| A-fib | atrial Fibrillation |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CO | Cardiac Output |
| CTA | Computed Tomographic Angiography |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| ECHO | Echocardiogram |
| EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| MRA | Magnetic Resonance Angiography |
| MVP | Mitral Valve prolapse |
| NSR | Normal Sinus Rhythm |
| PCI | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
| SCA | Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
| SV | Stroke Volume |
| TEE | Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| procedures use sound waves to form images | Echocardiography, Sonography |
| Angiocarditis | inflammation of the heart vessels. |
| scler | hard |
| Dilated | to get bigger/expand |
| Restrictive | Too Tight |
| Congestive | Too Weak |
| Hypertropic, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HMC | Too Thick |
| Congestive cardiomyopathy | the heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself. |
| angiocarditis | inflammation of the heart vessels |
| atrial septal defect | flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart |
| congestive cardiomyopathy | heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself and becomes stretched |
| cardiac arrest | cessation of functional circulation |
| atrial fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's atrium |
| Vena Cava | Hollow vein |
| Angiolith | Stone in the blood vessel |
| Olith | Stone |
| Occlusion | Blockage |
| Rrhexis | Rupture |
| Scelrosis | Hardening |
| Emoblus | Massive matter present in the blood |
| Ischemia | Blockage of blood cell to an organ |
| Stasis | Stays the same |
| Venostasis | Trapping of blood in the vein |
| Veno | Vein |
| Transesophageal Echocardiogram | The record of how soundwaves affect the heart taken through the esophagus |
| Hypertrophic | Enlargement |
| ASD | Hole between two atrium |
| VSD | Hole between two ventricles |
| trachea | windpipe |
| functions of the nose | Warm, Moisten, Clean/filter air as it passes |
| aden | gland |
| tonsil | almond |
| Laryng/o | larynx |
| The sternum comes to a point at the bottom | xiphoid process. |
| trache/o | rough |
| ox/o | Oxygen |
| very vascular | Manny blood vessels |
| apnea | cessation of breathing |
| A | Stop |
| Pnea, Spir/o | Breathing |
| atelectasis | Incomplete expansion of the lung |
| hemothorax | blood in the chest |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest |
| pulmonary edema | swelling in the lungs |
| pleural effusion | fluid pouring out into the pleura |
| pyothorax | pus in the chest |
| Thorax/o, Pector/o, Pectus, Steth/o | Chest |
| tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |
| sternum | breastbone |
| hypoxia | Insufficient oxygen |
| endo | within |
| scope | instrument to look |
| nas/o, Rhin/o | nose |
| pharyngo | throat |
| Bradypnea | slow breathing |
| Oximetry | procedure used to measure oxygen |
| spir/o | Breathing |
| pulmonary edema | Swelling in the lungs |
| nasopharyngoscope | instrument to look at the nose and throat |
| expectorant | A drug that encourages the expulsion of material from the lungs |
| ABG | Arterail blood gas Analysis of the gases in the blood: Used to determine the effectiveness of the lungs in exchanging gases |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory distress syndrome |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPAP | Continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| CTA | Clear to Auscultation |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| DOE | Dyspnea on Exertion |
| Ett | Endotracheal tube |
| LRTI | Lower Respiratory Tract Infection |
| LTB | Laryngotracheobronchitis |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance imaging |
| OSA | Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| PE | Pulmonary embolism |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Test |
| PSG | Polysomnography |
| SOB | Shortness of Breath |
| T&A | Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| URI/URTI | Upper Respiratory Infection, Upper Respiratory Tract infection |
| V/Q | Ventilation-Perfusion scan |
| Broncho | Bronchus |
| Capno | Carbon Dioxide |
| spirometry | A procedure to measure breathing |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nasal passages |
| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinus |
| Tysis | Spit up |
| nebula | cloud |
| Pectoriloquy | listening to patient's breathing while they speak |
| Cyan | Blue |
| ectasis | Expansion |
| Pleur/o | Pleura |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| Sept/o | Septum |
| Sin/o, Sinus/o | Sinus |
| Pneum/o, Pneumat/o, Pneumon | Air/Lungs |
| Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole (Smaller Subdivision of the Bronchiol tubs |
| Alveol/o | Alveolus (Air Sack) |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Capn/o, Carb/o | Carbon dioxide |
| Epistaxis | Nose Bleed |
| Phreno | Diaphragm |
| Ex | Out |
| Blood passes through the kidneys into a cluster of small blood vessels known as the: | glomerulus |
| Nephr/o, Ren/o | Kidney |
| Pyel | Renal Pelvis |
| Ur/o, Urin/o | Urine |
| Cyst/o, Vesic/o | Bladder |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Meat/o | Opening |
| three functional categories of the male genital system | Those that make carrier fluid, Make and store Sperm, The Outer Parts |
| basic working unit of the kidney | Nephron |
| excessive urination | Polyuria |
| painful or difficult urination | Dysuria |
| bladder pain | Cystalgia |
| glomerulus comes from the Latin word that means | little ball |
| low sperm count | Oligospermia |
| Excess nitrogen in the urine | Azoturia |
| two things that the word pelvis can apply to | Renal pelvis, Skeletal pelvis |
| presence of ketones in urine | Ketonuria |
| sugar in the urine | Glycosuria, Glucosuria |
| male hormone that causes male character traits like muscle growth and facial hair | Testosterone |
| regulates metabolism. | Thyroxine |
| aids in childbirth and bonding. | Oxytocin |
| female sex hormone | Estrogen |
| Pus in the urine | Pyuria |
| The involuntary contraction of the urethra | urethrospasm |
| test that is run to see if the kidneys are filled with fluid | Nephrosonography |
| an X-ray of the renal pelvis using contrast dye | Pyelogram |
| a condition where the ureter swells into the bladder | Ureterocele |
| kidney swelling due to fluid buildup | Hydronephrosis |
| a procedure for examining a kidney | nephroscopy |
| excessive urination | Diuresis |
| inflammation of the kidneys involving primarily the glomeruli | Glomerulonephritis |
| hardening of the glomeruli | Glomerulosclerosis |
| kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow | Hydronephrosis |
| inflammation of the bladder and ureter | Cystoureteritis |
| hernia of the bladder and urethra | Cystourethrocele |
| An instrument for examining the urethra | urethroscope |
| study of kidneys | Nephrology |
| breakdown of a stone | lithotripsy |
| use of electric current to destroy tissue | Fulguration |
| surgical removal of half a kidney | Heminephrectomy |
| surgical removal of half a kidney and a ureter | Heminephroueterectomy |
| procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream | Hemodialysis |
| surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen | Laparonephectomy |
| episi/o, Vulv/o | Vulva |
| Colp/o, Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Perine/o | Perineum |
| Gynec/o, Gyn/o | Woman |
| Mast/o, Mamm/o | Breast |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Cervic/o | Cervix |
| Hyster/o, Metr/o, Uter/o | Uterus |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
| Oophor/o, Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Men/o | Menstruation |
| Salping/o | Fallopian Tube |
| Amni/o | Amnion |
| -Cyesis | Pregnancy |
| Chori/o Chorion/o | Chorion |
| Toc/o | Labor |
| Fet/o | Fetus |
| Part/o, Nat/o | Birth |
| innermost membrane covering the fetus | amnion |
| just prior to delivery | Antepartum |
| baby's head in a downward-facing position | Cephalic |
| baby's bottom or legs nearest to birth canal | Breech |
| just after delivery | Postpartum |
| too little amniotic fluid | Oligohydramnios |
| Inner layer of uterine tissue | Endometrium |
| Beginning of first menstruation | Menarche |
| Middle layer of uterine muscle tissue | Myometrium |
| excessive menstrual flow | Menorrhagia |
| painful menstruation | Menorrhalgia |
| excessive menstrual bleeding at irregular intervals | Metromenorrhagia |
| menstrual bleeding at irregular times | Metrorrhagia |
| Normal Labor | Eutocia |
| Rupture of the Uterus | Hysterorrhexis |
| downward displacement of the vagina | Colpoptosis |
| baby with a large body | Macrosomia |
| abnormally large breasts | Macromastia |
| abnormally small breasts | Micromastia |
| ovarian cysts | Oophorocystosis |
| blockage in a fallopian tube caused by pus | Pyosalpinx |
| surgical puncture of the amnion | Amniocentesis |
| tissue on the outside of the uterus, the outer layer of the uterus | Perimetrium |
| a process that prevents or hinders the conception of a child | Contraception |
| irregular condition that is present at the time of birth | Congenital anomaly |
| a pregnant woman | Gravida |
| mismatch between the baby’s head and the mother’s pelvis, causing delivery complications | Cephalopelvic disproportion |
| difficult labor | Dystocia |
| Inflammation of the vagina and urinary bladder | Colpocystitis |
| Inflammation of the vagina | Colpitis |
| Inflammation of the cervix and vagina | Cervicocolpitis |
| Inflammation of the cervix | Cervicitis |
| discharge of the milk | Lactorrhea, Galactorrhea |
| hormone replacement therapy | HRT |
| Causing the formation of birth defects. | Teratogenic |
| Bladder | Cyst/o |
| surgical creation of an opening into an ovary. | Ovariostomy |
| Cervix | Cx |
| Metri | Uterus |
| a surgical incision into an ovary. | Oophorotomy |
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