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OT 200 Chapter 5 Exam study Guideangi/o - Answer blood or lymph vessel
aort/o - Answer aorta
arteri/o - Answer artery
ather/o - Answer plaque, fatty substance
brady- - Answer slow
cardi/o - Answer heart
-crasia - Answer a mixture or blending
-emia - Answer blood, blood condition
erythr/o - Answer red
hem/o, heat/o - Answer blood, relating to blood
leuk/o - Answer white
phleb/o - Answer vein
tachy- - Answer fast, rapid
thromb/o - Answer clot
ven/o - Answer vein
ACE inhibitor - Answer blocks the action of the enzyme that causes the blood vessels to
contract resulting in hypertension
anemia - Answer a deficiency of red blood cells
aneurysm - Answer the balooning out of an artery wall at a point where it has grown
weak
angina - Answer a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced
oxygen to the heart
angioplasty - Answer an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a
coronary artery
antocoagulant - Answer inhibit specific clot factors
aplastic anemia - Answer failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
arrhythmia - Answer an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
, atherectomy - Answer surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery
atheroma - Answer a deposit of plaque on or within the arterial wall
atherosclerosis - Answer condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the
inner walls of the arteries
atrial fibrillation - Answer occurs when the normal rhythmic contractions of the atria are
replaced by rapid irregular twitching of the muscular heart wall
automated external defibrillator - Answer electronic equipment that automatically
samples the heart's electrical rhythms and when necessary, externally shocks the heart
to restore a normal cardiac rhythm
beta-blocker - Answer Reduces the workload of the heart by slowing the rate of the
heart beat
blood dyscrasia - Answer any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood
bradycardia - Answer abnormally slow heartbeat
cardiac arrest - Answer The heart and breathing stop suddenly and without warning
cardiac catheterization - Answer A diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed
into a vein or artery and then guided into the heart
cardiomyopathy - Answer disease of the heart muscle
carotid endarerectomy - Answer surgical procedure for removing and obstruction
within the carotid artery, a major artery in the neck that carries oxygenated blood to the
brain.
cholesterol - Answer a type of fat made by the body from saturated fat; a minor part of
fat in foods
chronic venous insufficiency - Answer a condition in which venous circulation is
inadequate due to partial vein blockage or leakage of venous valves
coronary thrombosis - Answer obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood
clot (thrombus)
defibrillation - Answer application of an electric shock to the myocardium through the
chest wall to restore normal cardiac rhythm
diuretic - Answer any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine
electrocardiogram - Answer record of the electrical activity of the heart
embolism - Answer the sudden closure of a blood vessel by a traveling blood clot, or
embolus
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