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cardiovascular system Flashcards

1
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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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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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ather/o

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fatty substance

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atri/o

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atrium

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bi/o

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life

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heart

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corbor/o

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body

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cutane/o

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skin

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duct/o

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to birng

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol/o

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plug

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fibrin/o

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fibers

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hem/p

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blood

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lip/o

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fat

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my/o

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muscle

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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21
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AEB

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automated external defibrillator

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AF

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atrial fibrillation

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23
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AMI

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acute myocardial infraction

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AS

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arteriosclerosis

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ASD

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atrial septal defect

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ASHD

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atrioventricular heart disease

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AV, A-V

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atrioventricular

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BBB

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bundle branch block (L=left, R=right)

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BP

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blood pressure

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30
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bpm

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beats per minute

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31
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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graft

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32
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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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33
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cath

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catheterization

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34
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CC

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cardiac catheterization, chief comlaint

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CCU

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coronary care unit

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36
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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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37
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CK

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creatine kinase

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38
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CoA

A

coarctation of the aorta

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39
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CP

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chest pain

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40
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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CSD

A

congenital septal defect

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42
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CV

A

cardiovascular

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43
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DVT

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deep vein thrombosis

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44
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ECC

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extracorporeal circulation

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45
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ECG, EKG

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electrocardiogram

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46
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ECHO

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echocardiography

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47
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fib

A

fibrillation

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HTN

A

hypertension

49
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ICU

A

implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

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IV

A

intravenous

51
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LVH

A

left-ventricular hypertrophy

52
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MI

A

myocardial infraction, mitral insufficiency

53
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mm Hg

A

millimeters of mercury

54
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orth/o

A

straight

55
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pector/o

A

chest

56
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peripher/o

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away from center

57
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phleb/o

A

vein

58
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pulmon/o

A

lung

59
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scler/o

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hard

60
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sept/o

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a wall

61
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son/o

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sound

62
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sphygm/o

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pulse

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steth/o

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chest

64
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thromb/o

A

clot

65
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valv/o, valvul/o

A

valve

66
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varci/o

A

dilated vein

67
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vas/o

A

vessel

68
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vascul/o

A

blood vessel

69
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ven/o

A

vein

70
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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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venul/o

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venule

72
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic,
-ose, -tic,

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pertaining to

73
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-cardia

A

heart condition

74
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

75
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-gram

A

record

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-graphy

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process of recording

77
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-ia

A

condition

78
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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

80
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-lytic

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destruction

81
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-manometer

A

instrument to measure pressure

82
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-megaly

A

enlarged

83
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-ole

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small

84
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-oma

A

mass

85
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-pathy

A

disease-

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

87
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-pressor

A

to press down

88
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-rrhexis

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rupture

89
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-sclerosis

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hardening

90
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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

91
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-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

92
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-stenosis

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narrowing

93
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-tension

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pressure

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-tonic

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pertaining to tone

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-ule

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small

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a-

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without

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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de-

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without

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endo-

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inner

102
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extra-

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outside of

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hyper-

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excessive

104
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hypo-

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insufficient

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inter-

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between

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inter-

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within

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per-

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through

108
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peri-

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around

109
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poly-

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many

110
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pre-

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before

111
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re-

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again

112
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tachy-

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fast

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tetra-

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four

114
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trans-

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across

115
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ultra-

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beyond

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