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9.3 Observation and Discovery - Objective Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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endocardium

endo - inside
card - heart
ium - tissue

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tissue lining the inside of the heart

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epicardium

eppi - upon
card - heart
ium - tissue

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tissue lining the outside of the heart

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myocardium

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heart muscle tissue

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bradycardia

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slow heart

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cardiomegaly

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cardio - heart

megaly - enlargement

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cardiotoxic

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poison in the heart

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cyanosis

cyan - blue
osis - condition

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bluish appearance to the skin—a sign that the tissue isn’t receiving enough oxygen

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murmur

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abnormal heart sound

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tachycardia

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rapid heartbeat

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vena cava

vena - vein
cava - hollow

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large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart

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inferior vena cava

inferior - low
cava - hollow
vena - vein

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portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body

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superior vena cava

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portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body (head and arms)

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angiogenesis

angio - blood vessel
genesis - creation

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development of blood vessels

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angiolith

angio - blood vessel
lith - stone

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stone forming in the wall of blood vessel

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angiopoiesis

angio - blood vessel
poiesis - formation

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formation of blood vessel

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angiosclerosis

angio - blood vessel
scerlosis- hardening condition

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hardening of a blood vessel

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aortectasia

aort - aorta
ectasia - dilation

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dialtion of the aorta

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aortic stenosis

aorta - aorta
ic - condition
sten - narrow
osis - condition

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narrowing of the aorta

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aortolith

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stone deposit in the wall of the aorta

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arteriolith

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stone in the artery

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arteriosclerosis

arteri - artert
scerl - hardening
osis - condition

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hardening of an artery

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atherogenesis

athero - fatty plaque
gensis - creation

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formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery

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atherosclerosis

athero - fatty plaques

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hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque

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embolus

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mass of matter present in the blood

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embolism

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blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

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ischemia

isch- holding back
emia - blood condition

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blockage of blood flow to an organ

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occlusion

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closing or blockage of a passage

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phlebosclerosis

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hardening of a vein

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thrombus

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blood clot

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varicose veins

varico - swollen
veins - twisted veins

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an enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin

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vasospasm

vaso - vessel
spasm - involuntary contraction

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involuntary contraction of a blood vessel

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venosclerosis

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hardening of a vein

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venospasm

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involuntary contraction of a vein

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venostasis

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trapping of blood in an extremity due to compression

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angiogram

gram - record

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record of the blood vessels

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angiography

graphy - writing procedure

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procedure to describe the blood vessels

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aortogram

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record of the aorta

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arteriogram

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record of an artery

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venogram

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record of a vein

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angioscope

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device for looking into a blood vessel

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cardiac catheterization

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process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the heart

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echocardiogram

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image of the heart produced using sound waves; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart

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echocardiography

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use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart

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electrocardiography

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procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart

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sonography

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use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images; also called ultrasound

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diastolic pressure

dia - through
stol - send
ic - pertaining to

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pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed

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systolic pressure

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pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting

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cardiologist

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heart specialist

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cardiovascular

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pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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circulation

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moving of blood from the heart through the vessels and back to the heart

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coronary circulation

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circulation of blood from the heart to the heart muscle

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phlebologist

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specialist in veins

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phlebology

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study of veins

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phlebotomist

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one who draws blood

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