Medical Terminology for Health Professions Chapter 5 words activity
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| ACE inhibitor | show 🗑
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| show | A lower-than-normal number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) in the blood.
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| show | A localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery.
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| Angina | show 🗑
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| Angioplasty | show 🗑
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| Anticoagulant | show 🗑
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| show | Characterized by an absence of all formed blood elements caused by the failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow.
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| show | The loss of the normal rhythm of the heartbeat.
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| show | The surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery.
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| show | A deposit of plaque on or within the arterial wall.
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| show | Hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque on the interior walls of the arteries.
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| show | Occurs when the normal rhythmic contractions of the atria are replaced by rapid, irregular twitching of the muscular heart wall.
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| show | Designed for use by nonprofessionals in emergency situations when defibrillation is requirednecessary, externally shocks the heart to restore a normal cardiac rhythm.
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| show | A medication that reduces the workload of the heart by slowing the rate of the heartbeat.
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| blood dyscrasia | show 🗑
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| Bradycardia | show 🗑
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| show | An event in which the heart abruptly stops beating or develops an arrhythmia that prevents it from pumping blood effectively.
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| cardiac catheterization | show 🗑
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| show | The term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle.
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| carotid endarterectomy | show 🗑
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| Cholesterol | show 🗑
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| chronic venous insufficiency | show 🗑
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| coronary thrombosis | show 🗑
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| show | The use of electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm.
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| Diuretic | show 🗑
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| show | A record of the electrical activity of the myocardium.
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| show | The sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus.
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| show | A foreign object, such as a blood clot, a quantity of air or gas, or a bit of tissue or tumor that is circulating in the blood.
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| show | An inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
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| show | Mature red blood cells produced by the red bone marrow.
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| Hemoglobin | show 🗑
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| show | Characterized by an inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to the premature destruction of red blood cells by the spleen.
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| Hemostasis | show 🗑
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| show | A group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart.
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| Leukemia | show 🗑
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| Leukocytes | show 🗑
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| Leukopenia | show 🗑
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| show | A blood disorder characterized by anemia in which the red blood cells are larger than normal.
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| myelodysplastic syndrome | show 🗑
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| myocardial infarction | show 🗑
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| show | Low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up.
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| Pericardium | show 🗑
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| pernicious anemia | show 🗑
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| show | The inflammation of a vein.
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| Raynaud’s disease | show 🗑
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| Septicemia | show 🗑
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| show | A genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape.
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| Tachycardia | show 🗑
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| show | A form of vasculitis that can cause headaches, visual impairment, jaw pain, and other symptoms; also known as giant cell arteritis.
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| thallium stress test | show 🗑
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| Thrombocytopenia | show 🗑
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| show | Dissolves or causes a thrombus to break up; also known as a clot-busting drug.
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| thrombosis | show 🗑
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| show | The blocking of an artery by a thrombus.
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| Thrombus | show 🗑
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| transfusion reaction | show 🗑
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| Valvulitis | show 🗑
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| show | Abnormally swollen veins that usually occur in the superficial veins of the legs.
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| Ventricular fibrillation | show 🗑
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| ventricular tachycardia | show 🗑
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