Terminology Lec. 5

Cardiology

Thromb /o/ - asthen - ia
platelets - weakness - abnormal condition
WR - WR - suffix

platelets dysfunction.

Phag/o - cyt/o - osis
Eating - Cell - Disease
Prefix - WR - suffix

Engulfment of particulate matter by phagocytes usually associated with their destruction.

Hyper/ pyrex/ ia
High - temperature - abnormal condition
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very high body temperature above 40°C.

Hem/o - rrhage
Blood - Discharge
WR - suffix

Bleeding.

Mono - therapy
One - treatment
Prefix - WR
Treatment with one drug

Leuk/o - cyt/o - penia
White - Cell - deficiency
Prefix - WR - suffix

Ather/o/ - scler - osis
Fatty - hardening - abnormal condition
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abnormal condition of fatty plaque buildup on the inner lining of the artery.

Hyper - natre - mia
High - sodium - in blood
Prefix - WR
excessive sodium level in the blood.

Hypo - kale - mia
Low - potassium - in blood
Prefix - WR - suffix

A -rrhythm - ia
Without - heart beat - relating to
Prefix - WR - suffix
Irregular heart beat

Peri - cardio - centesis
Around - heart - aspiration
Prefix - WR - suffix
surgical puncture of the pericardium to remove excess fluid in the pericardial sac.

Cardio - myo - pathy
heart - muscle - disease
WR - WR - suffix
any disease that affects the structure and function of the heart muscle.