Chapter 5 Med Terms

4. Lower-than-normal number of red blood cells in the blood.
7. Characterized by an inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to the premature destruction of red blood cells by the spleen.
8. Abnormally slow resting heart rate.
11. Normal rhythmic contractions of the atria are replaced by rapid, irregular twitching of the muscular heart wall.
14. double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart.
15. pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood.
18. Abnormally rapid resting heart rate.
19. fatty substance that travels through the blood and is found in all parts of the body.
20. Foreign object that is circulating in the blood.

1. Decrease in the number of disease-fighting white blood cells circulating in the blood.
2. Diseases of the heart muscle.
3. Hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque on the interior walls of the arteries.
5. Blockage of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup.
6. Deposit of plaque on or within the arterial wall.
9. Sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus.
10. Abnormal condition of having a thrombus.
11. loss of the normal rhythm of the heartbeat.
12. Condition in which severe episodes of chest pain occur due to an inadequate blood flow to the myocardium.
13. Inflammation of a heart valve.
16. Peripheral arterial occlusive disease in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or stress.
17. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.