Prefixes
Slow heart rate
What is bradycardia?
Heart Specialist
What is a cardiologist?
White blood cells
What is Leukocyte?
Germ that causes a disease
What is a pathogen?
Hardening of the artery walls
What is arteriosclerosis?
Red blood cell
What is an erythrocyte?
Fast heart rate
What is tachycardia?
Narrowing of blood vessels
What is vasoconstrictor?
Accumulation of air within the chest cavity
What is a pneumothorax?
Instrument used to observe and examine the ear
What is an otoscope?
Within a vein
What is intravenous?
Medicine used to fight against bacterial infections
What is an antibiotic?
Blood clot
What is a thrombus?
Lungs
What is pulmonary?
Inflammation in the sac around the heart
Pericarditis
A disease that causes the body's own immune system to attack itself
What is an autoimmune disease?
reduced number of white blood cells
What is leukopenia?
Infection in the lungs
What is pneumonia?
inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes
What is bronchitis?
Abnormal condition causing scar tissue in the liver
What is cirrhosis?
Inflammation of the veins
What is phlebitis?
disorder where blood does not clot normally
What is hemophilia?
Scientist who studies the causes and effects of disease
What is a pathologist?
Wall between the lower heart chambers
What is the interventricular septum?
Surgical puncture to remove fluid or air from the lungs
What is thoracocentesis?