Prefixes
red blood cell
What is an erythrocyte?
blood clot
What is a thrombus?
narrowing of blood vessels
What is Vasoconstrictor?
White Blood Cell
What is a Leukocyte?
A germ that causes a disease
What is a Pathogen?
fast heart rate
What is tachycardia?
slow heart rate
What is bradycardia?
slow blood flow through a vein
What is venostasis?
death of heart muscle cells (aka: heart attack)
What is myocardial infarction (MI)?
Hardening of the artery walls
What is Arteriosclerosis?
inflammation around the heart
What is pericardium?
medicine used fight against bacterial infections
What is an antibiotic?
infection in the lungs
What is pneumonia?
A blood condition causing glucose (sugar) to be low
What is Hypoglycemia?
an instrument used to observe and examine the ear
What is otoscope?
inflammation of the veins
What is Phlebitis?
within a vein
What is Intravenous?
disorder where blood does not clot normally
What is hemophilia?
synthetic drug that resembles the male growth hormone
What is an Anabolic steroid?
An abnormal condition causing scar tissue in the liver
What is Cirrhosis?
wall between the lower heart chambers
What is Interventricular septum?
scientist who studies the causes and effects of disease
What is a pathologist?
substance that slows down damage caused by the effects of oxygen
What is an Antioxidant?
inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes
what is bronchitis?
A surgical puncture to remove fluid or air from the lungs
What is Thoracocentesis?