angi/o

blood or lymph vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

brady-

slow

cardi/o

heart

-crasia

a mixture or blending

-emia

blood, blood condition

erythr/o

red

hem/o hemat/o

blood, relating to blood

leuk/o

white

phleb/o

vein

tachy-

fast, rapid

thromb/o

clot

ven/o

vein

endocarditis

inflammation of inner lining of the heart

embolus

a foreign object circulating in the blood

thromb/o

combining form meaning clot

thrombolytic

a drug that dissolves the thrombus

tachycardia

abnormally fast resting heart rate

hemostasis

to stop or control bleeding

leuk/o

combining form that means white

infarction

myocardial--------, heart attack

anticoagulant

medication that slows blood coagulation

defibrullation

electric shock used to restore the heart's rhythm

atherosclerosis

hardening of the arteries due to a build up of cholesterol plaque

erythocytes

mature red blood cells

electrocardiogram

record of electrical activity of the heart

aneurysm

balloon-like enlargement of an artery wall

septicenia

severe infection caused by the presence of a bacteria in the blood

bradycardia

an abnormally slow resting heart rate

aplastic

anemia marked by the absence of all formed blood elements

arrhythmia

loss of normal heartbeat rhythm

phlebitis

inflammation of a vein

angina

episodes of severe chest pain

crasia

suffix meaning a mixture or blending

anemia

a lower than normal number of erythrocytes in the blood

atherectomy

the surgical removal of plaque buildup from interior of an artery

cardiomyopathy

disease of the heart muscle

diuretic

medication administered to stimulate the kidneys to increase the secetion of urine

hemoglobin

oxygen-carrying blood protein pigment of the erythrocytes

leukemia

type of cancer characterized by a progressive increase in the number of abnormal leukocytes

pericardium

the double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart

tachycardia

an abnormally rapid resting heart rate

thrombocytopenia

a condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood

thrombosis

the abnormal condition of having a thrombus

thrombus

a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein

valvulitis

an inflammation of a heart valve