MTCh3

Structure; process

Cardiac muscle surrounding each chamber of the heart.

RBC

WBC

Five: Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, Monoctyes, and Lymphocytes.

Any granule-containing cell - ex: the Leukocytes called Neutrophil, Eosinophil, and Basophil.

Heparin (an anticlotting substance) and histamine (a chemical that is releaed in allergic, inflammatory reactions).

They increase in number to help the body protect itself from allergens.

They are the body's primary "soldiers" against bacterial infection, arriving first at the scene of injury where they act as strong phagocytes.

Lymphocytes are a type of mononuclear white blood cell that can both attack infections agents directly and can produce special proteins called antibodies to destroy foreign cells.

Monocytes are types of mononuclear leukocytes that destroy the debris left after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells. They can also leave the blood to enter tissue to become macrophages.

-ac/-iac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic/-ical, -ose, -ous, -tic

-oid

• A deficiency of blood in a part, usually caused by constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel and often marked by pain and organ dysfunction.
• Pronounced (is-kem-ea)

-cle, -ule, -olus, -ole

Development, formation, growth

Production, formation of

Dilation or expension of

Nourishment, development

Changing

Chest discomfort due to imparied diastolic filling or outflow obstruction resulting in symptoms of dyspnea and angina due to reduced stroke volume.

The overgrowth or enlargement of an organ or body part caused by an increase in the size of its cells.

An abnormal increase or multiplication in the number of normal cells of a body part.

Refers to the formation of bone marrow or its associated cells.

Defect or lack of cartilage growth

Condition of producing, forming

Pertaining to producing, produced by, or in

Disease condition

The source or cause of an illness.

The study of disease.

Pertaining to disease process.

Pertaining to the formation of cancer.

The forming of cancer.

Pertains to something produced by or in bone, or that produces bone.

Condition

Condition, usually abnormal

An abnormal condition of the lung.

A hardening of one or more arteries.

An abnormal condition of the white cells.

A water or fluid condition of the kidney.

An increased, rapid heartbeat (over 100 bpm).

A slow heartbeat (less than 60 bpm).

Deficiency of urine production.

Lung inflammation.

Inflammation of the endocardium.

Inflammation of the bronchi.

A deficiency in white blood cells.

Deficiency in red blood cells.

A deficiency of neutrophils.

A deficiency of thrombocytes.

Fear

Fear of heights.

Fear of crowded places.

Pain

Muscle pain

Nerve pain

Pain in the intercostal muscles due to muscular rheumatism or irritation of the pleural, or lung surfaces.

Enlargement

Swelling

Hernia

An enlargement of the spleen, usually seen in hypertension in the hepatic veins and in hemolytic diseases.

A condition characterizzed by the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue and resultant swelling caused by obstruction, inflammation, or removal of lymph channels.

A pituitary growth hormone disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the hands, feet, jaw, and cheeks.

A hernial protrusion of the brain through a congenital defect in the skull.

Stopping, controlling

Breakdown, destruction, separation

Rupture

The breakdown of the erythrocyte membrane, causing the release of hemoglobin.

The process of stopping blood flow, either naturally or artificially.

The process by which a tumor spreads to distant sites in the body.

Rupture of the heart.

Softening

Hardening

Drooping, sagging, prolapse

A softening of the bones.

The softening of the cartilage.

A prolapse of the upper eyelid.

A technologist who assists in the making of diagnostic x-ray images.

A physician who specializes in the diagnostic interpretation of the final x-ray examination image.

Process of viewing

Process of visual examination

Instrument for visual examination

A postmortem exam or autopsy.

A visual examination of the internal structure of the abdomen without use of extensive surgery but instead uses an instrument called a laparoscope.

A visual examination through a scope of the contents of the peritoneum without extensive surgery.

A visual examination of the joint without use of extensive surgery.

The process of obtaining radiographic images of the blood vessels following injection of contrast dye.

A visual record of the internal structures of the breast.

A visual record of the spinal cord or bone marrow.

A procedure that uses ultrasonic waves directed through the heart to study the structure and motion of the heart.

A machine that images the heart through a trasducer introduced into the esophagus.

Necrosis of a portion of the myocardial muscle due to obstruction in a coronary artery caused by atherosclerosis or a thrombus or spasm. Also called heart attack.

Treatment

Surgical repair.

Inolves opening a narrowed blood vessel using a balloon that is inserted into the vessel and then inflated.

Opening to form a mouth

To cut into the trachea.

An incision into the abdomen.

An incision into a vein.

A surgical creation of an artificial opening into the trachea through the neck (can be for the purpose of inserting a tube to relieve upper airway obstruction and assist ventilation).

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

The removal of plaque through a catheter with a rotating shaver.

Removal of a breast

Aspiration of fluid from the pericardium to diagnose and treat cardiac tamponade.

An aspiration of fluid from the abdominal cavity by surgical puncture. Also called paracentesis.

A surgical puncture of the parietal cavity for diagnostic or therapeutic aspiration of fluid.

Inflammation of the thin tissue that lines each chamber and valve of the heart.