METE Chapter 10 WR/PRE/SUFF

angi/o

vessel, blood vessel

-poiesis

formation

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

atrium/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

cyt/o

cell

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

lymph/o

lymph, lymph tissue

lymphaden

lymph node

my/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow

phleb/o

vein

plasm/o

plasm

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus gland

valvul/o

valve

ven/o

veins

ventricul/o

ventricle

ather/o

yellowish, fatty plaque

ech/o

sound

electr/o

electricity, electrical activity

embol/o

plug

erthr/o

red

immun/o

immune system

isch/o

deficiency, blockage

leuk/o

white

thromb/o

blood clot

brady-

slow

endo-, intra-

within

pan-

all, total

peri-

surrounding (outer)

tachy-

fast, rapid

poly-

many

-apheresis

removal

-ar, -ic, al, -ous,

pertaining to

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-emia

in the blood

-lysis

loosening, dissolution, separating

-ia

diseased state, condition of

-ism

state of

-penia

abnormal reduction in number

-rrhage

excessive flow

-sclerosis

hardening

-stasis

control, stop, standing

-us

noun suffix, no meaning

-stenosis

constriction or narrowing

heart

Muscular, cone-shaped organ that keeps the blood moving within the circulatory system.

atrioventricular valves

consist of the tricuspid and mitral valves, valves of the heart keep blood flowing in one direction

semilunar valves

pulmonary and aortic valves located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and between the left ventricle and the aorta

pericardium

two-layer sac surrounding the heart, consisting of an external fibrous and an internal serous layer

epicardium

outer lining covering the heart; also part of the pericardium

myocardium

middle, thick, muscular layer of the heart

endocardium

inner lining of the heart

blood vessels

tubelike structures that carry blood throughout body

arteries

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

pulmonary arteries

carries carbon dioxide and other waste products from the heart to the lungs

aeterioles

smallest arteries

aorta

Largest artery in the body

veins

Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart

pulmonary veins

carry the oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium of the heart

venules

small veins

venae cavae

largest veins in the body

capillaries

Microscopic vessels that connect arterioles with venules

lymph

transparent, colorless, tissue fluid; contains lymphocytes and monocytes and flows in a one-way direction to the heart

lymphatic vessels

transports lymph from body tissues into the right and left subclavian veins

lymph nodes

small, spherical bodies composed of lymphoid tissue. They may be singular or grouped together along the path of the lymph vessels.

spleen

located in the left side of the abdominal cavity between the stomach and the diaphragm/ largest lymphatic vessel in adulthood

thymus gland

one of the primary lymph. organs/located ante. to the ascending aorta and posterior to the sternum between the lungs/role in develop. body's immune system,

ACS

acute coronary syndrome

AF, AFib

atrial fibrillation

CAD

coronary artery disease

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

HF

heart failure

HTN

hypertension

HHD

hypertensive heart disease

MI

myocardial infarction

PAD

peripheral artery disease

VF, VFib

ventricular fibrillation

IV

intravenous

WBC

white blood cell

RBC

red blood cell

CCU

coronary care unit

AV

atrioventricular

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

BMT

bone marrow transplant

AICD

automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator

TEE

transesophageal echocardiogram

SPECT

single photon emission computed tomography

PT

prothrombin time

P

pulse

Hgb

hemoglobin

Hct

hematocrit

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

aPTT

activated partial thromboplastin time

BP

blood pressure

CBC with diff

complete blood count with differential

CPK

creatine phosphokinase

CRP

C-reactive protein

DSA

digital subtraction angiography