Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
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angio
A
vessel
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plast
A
surgical repair
3
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-y
A
noun ending
4
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angioplasty
A
procedure used to open a blocked coronary artery
5
Q
artery
A
muscular walled tube forming part of the circulatory system
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Q
arteriole
A
small artery
7
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atri
A
upper chamber of the heart
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-um
A
structure
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atrium
A
the upper chamber of the heart
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Q
cor/o
A
heart
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-ary
A
pertaining to
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coronary
A
pertaining to the heart
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dia
A
through; complete
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systol
A
contraction
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diastole
A
when the heart is in relaxation
16
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endo
A
within; inside
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cardi
A
heart
18
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endocardium
A
inside lining of the heart muscle
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electr/o
A
electricity
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-gram
A
record; recording
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Q
endocardiogram
A
machine that measures the heart’s electricity
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Q
erythr/o
A
red
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-cyte
A
cell
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erythrocytes
A
red blood cells
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hem/o
blood
26
globin
protein
27
hemoglobin
the protein in the blood that carries oxygen and gives red blood cells the red color
28
-stasis
stop
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hemostasis
to stop bleeding
30
leuko
white
31
leukocytes
white blood cells
32
my/o
muscle
33
myocardium
the heart muscle
34
peri
around; surrounding
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pericardium
the outside of the heart muscle
36
pulmon
lung
37
pulmonary
the artery that goes to the lungs from the heart
38
sept
partition; wall
39
septum
the structure that seperates the right and left side of the heart
40
systol/e
contraction of the chambers of the heart
41
thromb/o
clot
42
thrombocyte
a platelet
43
vas/o
vein
44
constrict
tighten; constrict; become smaller
45
-ion
process
46
vasoconstriction
the constriction/tightening of blood vessels
47
dilate
enlarge
48
vasodilation
the enlargement of blood vessels
49
ven
vein
50
-ous
pertaining to
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venous
pertaining to the vein
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venul/e
small vein
53
capill
capillaries
54
an
without
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-emia
blood condition
56
anemia
a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood
57
eurysm
widening
58
aneurysm
weakening in the wall of an artery
59
arteri/o
artery
60
scerl/o
hardening; hard
61
-osis
condition
61
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arteriosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
63
ather
fat; fatty
64
artherosclerosis
fatty plaque build up in the arteries
65
philia
attracted to; attraction for; loving of
66
hemophilia
condition of the blood in which there is not enough clotting factor to stop bleeding
67
hyper
increase
68
tens
stretch
69
hypertension
high blood pressure
70
leukemia
cancer of the blood
71
myocardial infarction
heart attack
72
phleb
vein
73
-itis
inflammation
74
phlebitis
inflammation of the vein (typically infection)
75
varicose veins
bulging or enlargement of the superficial veins
76
CHF
congestive heart failure
77
CAD
coronary artery disease
78
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
79
MI
myocardial infarction
80
P
pulse
81
BP
blood pressure
82
bpm
beats per minute
83
CBC
complete blood count
84
RBC
red blood cells
85
WBC
white blood cells
86
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
87
ECHO, echo
echocardiogram
88
HTN
hypertension
89
VS
vital signs
