Cardiovascular System Flashcards
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Aort/o
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Aorta
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Angi/o
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Blood or lymph vessel
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Arteri/o
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Artery
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Ather/o
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Plaque, fatty substance
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Brady
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Slow
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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-crasia
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A mixture or blending
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-emia
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Blood or blood condition
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Hem/o hemat/o
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Blood, relating to blood
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Leuk/o
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White
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Phleb/o
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Vein
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Tachy
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Fast, rapid
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Thromb/o
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Clot
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Ven/o
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Vein
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Cardiovascular
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Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
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Pericardium (pericardial sac)
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Double walled membranous sac that encloses the heart
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ACE inhibitor
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Medications administered to treat hyper tension and congestive heart failure
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Anemia
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A disorder characterized by lower than normal levels of red blood cells in the blood
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Aneurysm
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A localized weak spot or ballon like enlargement of the walls of an artery
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Angina
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Episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium
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Angioplasty
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Mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel
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Anticoagulant
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Medication that slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
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Aplastic anemia
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The absents of all formed blood elements
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Arrhythmia
A loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat
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Atherectomy
Surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior lining of an artery
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Atheroma
A deposit of a fatty plaque on or within the artery wall (tumor)
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Atherosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries due to build up of cholesterol plaque
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Arterial fibrillation
Rapid irregular twitching of the muscular wall of the atria
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Beta-blocker
Medication administered to reduce the work load of the heart by slowing the heart
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Blood dyscrasia
Any pathological condition of the cellular elements of the blood
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Bradycardia
Slow heart beat less than 60 beats per min
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Cardiac arrest
The heart abruptly stops beating or develops an arrhythmia that prevents it from pumping
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Cardiac catheterization
Diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed into the vein or artery and guided Into the heart
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Cardiomyopathy
All diseases of the heart muscle
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Carotid endarterectomy
Surgical removal of the lining of a portion of a clogged artery
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Cholesterol
A fatty substance that travel through the blood and is found in all parts of the body
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Chronic venous insufficiency
A condition in which venous circulation is inadequate due to partial vein blockage or leakage of venous valves
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Coronary thrombosis
Damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking a coronary artery
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Diuretic
Medication to increase urine secretion to rid the body of excess water and salt
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Electrocardiogram
A record of the electrical activity of the myocardium
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Embolism
The sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolism
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Embolus
A foreign object, such as a blood clot, air, gas, tissue or tumor that is circulating in the blood
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Hemolytic anemia
Inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to thief pre mature distraction by the spleen
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Hemostasis
To stop or control bleeding
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Ischemic heart disease
A group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart
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Leukemia
Cancer that has a progressive increase in the number of abnormal WBC found in blood-forming tissue, other organs and in circulating blood
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Leukopenia
A decrease in the number of WBC circulating in the blood
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Megaloblastic anemia
Blood disorder characterized by anemia in which RBC are larger than normal
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Myelodysplastic syndrome
A group of bone marrow disorders that are characterized by the insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells
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Myocardial infarction
The occlusion of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildups
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Orthostatic hypotension
Low blood pressure that occurs when standing up
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Pernicious anemia
Anemia caused by a lack of a protein that helps the body absorb vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract
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Raynaud's disease
A peripheral arterial occlusive disease in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or stress
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Septicemia
Caused by the presence of bacteria in the blood, symptoms include fever, techypnea and tachycardia
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Sickle cell anemia
A genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin resulting in RBC that assume an abnormal sickle shape
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Temporal arteries
A form of vasculitis with abnormally large cells that can cause headache visual impairment
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Thallium stress test
Performed to evaluate blood flow to the heart during exercise by injecting a small amount of thallium into the blood
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Thrombocytopenia
A condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood
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Thrombolytic
Medication that dissolves a cause a thrombus to break up
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Thrombosis
He abnormal condition of having thrombus
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Thrombotic occlusion
The blocking of an artery by thrombus
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Thrombus
A blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein
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Transfusion reaction
A serious/fatal complication of a blood transfusion in which a sever immune response occurs when donor doesn't match
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Valvulitis
An inflammation of a heart valve
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Varicose veins
Abnormally swollen veins usually occurring in the superficial veins of the legs
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Ventricular fibrillation
Rapid irregular and useless contractions of the ventricles
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Ventricular tachycardia
A very rapid heart beat that begins with the ventricles
