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Ch 9 Cardiovascular Flashcards

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valvul/o

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valve

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atri/o

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atrium

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sept/o

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septum

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heeart

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angi/o

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vessel

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ves/o

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vessel

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vascul/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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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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angina pectoris

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oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart

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pectoralgia

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chest pain

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aortalgia

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pain in the aorta

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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating
“through/carry”

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hemorrhage

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loss of blood
blood/burst forth

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endocardium

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endo/card/ium
inside/heart/tissue
issue lining the inside of the heart

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phlebalgia

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pain in the vein

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epicardium

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tissue lining the inside of the eart
epi/card/ium
upon/heart/tissue

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myocardium

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tissue lining the inside of the hearrt
muscle/heart/tissue

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pericardium

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tissue around the heart
peri/card/ium
heart muscle tissue

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pericardium

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tissue around the heart
peri/cad/ium
around/heart/tissue

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vena cava

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large diameter vein
vein/hollow
gathers blood from body returns to heart

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bradicardia

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slow heartbeat

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cardiomegaly

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enlarged heart

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murmur

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abnormal heart sound
Latin “grumble or hum”

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tachycardia

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fast heart beat

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aortic stenosis

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narrowing or the aorta

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arteriorrhexis

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rupture of arterty

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arteriosclerosis

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ar-TER-ee-oh-skleh-ROH-sis
hardening of an artery
arterio/scler/osis
artery/hard/condition

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atherosclerosis

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A-ther-oh-skleh-ROH-sis
hardening of an artery due to fatty plaque
athero/scler/osis
fatty plaque/

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embolus

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mass of mattee present in the blod
Greek “stopper”
em/bolus
in/throw

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embolism

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blockage of blood vessel caused by embolus

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ischemia

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blockage of blood flor to an organ
isch/emia
hold back/blood condition

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occlusion

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Closing or blockage of passage
Latin “to close off”

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varicose veins

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enlarged, dilated veins toward the surface of the skin
“swolle, twisted veins”

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cardiac catheterization

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heart/pertaining to
catheter/procedure

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echocardiogram

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image of heart produced using sound waves

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echocardiography

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sound waves producing image of heart

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electrocardiogram

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record of the electrical currents of the heart

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electrogardiography

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procedure for recording the electrical currents of heart

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transesophageal echocardiogram

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record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus

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angiogram

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record of the blood vesseks
angio/gram
vessel/record

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angiography

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procedure to describe the blood vessels

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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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cardiovascular

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pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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atrial septal defect

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ASD
flaw in the septum divides the two of atria of the heart

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cardiomyopathy

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disease of heart muscle

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endocarditis

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inflammation of tissue lining the muscle of the heart

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myocardial infarction

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death of heart muscle tissue

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myocardial ischemia

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blockage of blood to the heart muscle

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myocarditis

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inflammation of the heart muscle

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pericarditis

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inflammation of tissue around the heart

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ventricular septal defect

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VSD
flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart

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aneurysm

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bulge in blood vessel
an/eury/sm
up/wide/condition

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angioma

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angi/oma
vessel/tumor
blood vessel tumor
angi/oma
vessel/tumor

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arteriaopathy

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arterio/pathy
vessel/disease
disease of the arteries

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artheritis

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arther/itis
artery/disease
inflammation of the arteries
artery/inflammation

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arteritis

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inflammation of the arteries
arter/itis
artery/inflammation

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hypertension

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high blood pressure
hyper/tens/ion
over/stretch/condition

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hypotension

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low blood pressure
hypo/tens/ion
under/stretch/condition

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phlebitis

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inflammation of the veins
phleb/itis
vein/inflammation

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thrombophlebitis

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inflammation of vein caused by clot
thrombo/phleb/itis
clot/vein/inflammation

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LEFT OFF AT 9.5

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HIM 111/112 Medical Terminology I&II (12 decks)

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