Terms Pertaining to Heart Beats
Slow heart rate
Bradycardia
Angio
Blood or lymph vessels
Aplastic Anemia
body produces insufficient number of red blood cells
Medical Term for heart attack
MI (myocardial infarction)
Leukopenia
low WBC count
Irregular heart beats
arrythmia
Thrombus
Clot
RBC
Red blood cell
Coronary artery disease
disorder of the arteries of the heart
atherosclerosis
Tachycardia
Embolus
clot that breaks loose and travels in the blood stream
Vitamin B12
vitamin needed to prevent pernicious anemia
Weak spot in vessel wall
Aneurysm
Angioplasty
surgical procedure to open narrowed arteries
Word root for heart
Cardio/a
Athero
fatty
Pernicious anemia
type of anemia caused by deficiency of B12
Inflammation of a vein
Phlebitis
Thrombocytopenia
low platelet count
What is used to restore normal heart rhythm
AED (automated external defibrillator)
Sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
Aplastic
A= none
Inflammation of the inner layer of the heart
endocarditis
Clot in the coronary artery
coronary thrombosis