Word Parts
What word part means aorta?
aort/o
What word part means clot?
thromb/o
Event in which the heart abruptly stops beating or develops an arrhythmia that prevents it from pumping blood effectively
cardiac arrest
lower than normal number of RBCs in the blood
anemia
abnormally slow resting heart rate
bradycardia
What word part means artery?
arteri/o
tachy-
rapid, uncontrolled twitching of the muscular wall of the atria
atrial fibrillation
record of the electrical activity of the myocardium
electrocardiogram
medication that reduces the workload of the heart by slowing the rate of heart
beta blocker
What word part means plague, fatty substance?
ather/o
What word part means red?
erythr/o
a medication administered to stimulate the kidneys to increase the secretion of urine to rid the body of excess sodium and water
diuretic
genetic disorder that causes abnormally shaped hemoglobin and interferes with blood flow
sickle cell anemia
condition characterized by the absence of all formed blood elements caused by the failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
aplastic anemia
What word part means or blood or lymph vessel?
angi/o
What word part means vein?
phleb/o
type of cancer characterized by a progressive increase in the number of abnormal WBCs
leukemia
rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles
ventricular fibrillation
potentially life threatening infection that results from bacteria or other infectious organisms entering the bloodstream
sepsis
What word part means slow?
brady-
What word part means white?
leuk/o
abnormally rapid resting heart rate
tachycardia
localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery
aneurysm
any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood
blood dyscrasia