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Cardiovascular-Lymphatic System Flashcards

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angi/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o, coron/o

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heart

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lymph/o

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lymph

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phleb/o

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vein

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plasm/o

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plasma

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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valv/o, valvul/o

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valve

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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ather/o

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yellowish, fatty plaque

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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ech/o

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sound

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electr/o

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electricity, electrical activity

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isch/o

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deficiency, blockage

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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steth/o

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chest

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therm/o

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heat

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thromb/o

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clot

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-apheresis

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removal

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-crit

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to separate

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-graph

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instrument used to record

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-odynia

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pain

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-penia

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abnormal reduction in number

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-poiesis

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formation

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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32
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angiocarditis

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inflammation of the blood vessels and heart

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angioma

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tumor composed of blood vessels

34
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angiospasm

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spasm (contraction) of the blood vessels

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angiostenosis

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narrowing of the blood vessels

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aortic stenosis

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narrowing of the aorta

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ateriorrhexis

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rupture of an artery

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arteriosclerosis

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hardening of the arteries

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artherosclerosis

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hardening of the arteries (in which yellowish, fatty plaque is deposited on the arterial wall)

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atrioventricular defect

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defect pertaining to an atrium and ventricle

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bacterial endocarditis

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inflammation of the inner lining within the heart caused by bacteria

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bradycardia

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abnormal state of a slow heart rate

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cardiodynia

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pain in the heart

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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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cardiomyopathy

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disease of the heart muscle

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coronary ischemia

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deficient supply of blood to the heart’s blood vessels

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coronary thrombosis

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abnormal condition of a clot in a blood vessel of the heart

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endocarditis

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inflammation of the inner lining within the heart

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myocarditis

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inflammation of the muscle of the heart

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pericarditis

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inflammation of the outer (double layer of the) heart

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tachycardia

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abnormally rapid heart rate (of over 100 beats per minute, which may be caused by illness or exercise)

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hematocytopenia

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deficiency of blood cells

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hematoma

A

tumor of blood

(swelling caused by an accumulation of clotted blood in the tissues)

54
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lymphadenitis

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inflammation of the lymph glands

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lymphadenopathy

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disease of the lymph glands. Lymphadenopathy syndrome (LAS) is a persistent generalized swelling of the lymph nodes often preceding the development of AIDS.

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lymphoma

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tumor of lymphatic tissue

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splenomegaly

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enlargement of the spleen

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anemia

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reduction in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood

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aneurysm

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ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall

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angina pectoris

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chest pain, which may radiate to the left arm and jaw, that occurs when there is an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle

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arrhythmia

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any variation from the normal heart rhythm

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cardiac arrest

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sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation which requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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cardiac tamponade

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acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity

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coarctation of the aorta

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congenital cardiac condition characterized by a narrowing of the aorta

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congenital heart disease

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heart abnormality present at birth

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congestive heart failure

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inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs

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coronary occlusion

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obstruction of an artery of the heart, usually from atherosclerosis (also called heart attack)

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deep vein thrombosis

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a condition of thrombus in a deep vein of the body. Iliac and femoral veins are commonly affected

69
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embolus, pl. emboli

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clot or foreign material, such as air or fat, which enters the bloodstream and moves until it lodges at another point in the circulation

70
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fibrillation

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rapid, quivering, noncoordinated contractions of the atria or ventricles

71
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hemophilia

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inherited bleeding disease caused by a deficiency of the coagulation factor VIII

72
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hodgkin’s disease

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malignant disorder of the lymphatic tissue characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually beginning in the cervical nodes

73
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hypertensive heart disease (HHD)

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disorder of the heart brought about by persistent high blood pressure

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intermittent claudication

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pain and discomfort in calf muscles while walking. A condition seen in occlusive artery disease

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leukemia

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disease characterized by excessive increase in white blood cells formed in the bone marrow

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mitral valve stenosis

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a narrowing of the mitral valves from scarring, usually caused by episodes of rheumatic fever

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myocardial infarction (MI)

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death of a portion of the myocardial muscle caused by an interrupted blood supply (also called heart attack)

78
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rheumatic heart disease

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damage to the heart muscle or heart valves caused by one or more episodes of rheumatic fever

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sickle cell anemia

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a hereditary, chronic hemolytic disease characterized by crescent or sickle-shaped red blood cells

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thromboangiitis obliterans

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vascular inflammatory disorder usually affecting the lower extremities (also called Buerger’s disease)

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varicose veins (varicosities)

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distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities

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