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Chap 5 - cardio and lymph Flashcards

1
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define cardiology

A

treatment of heart disease

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2
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define immunology

A

study of immune system

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angi/o

A

vessel

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aneurysm/o

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widening, widened blood 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 plaque

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atri/o

A

atrium

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cardi/o

A

heart

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coron/o

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heart

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phleb/o

A

vein

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ven/o

A

vein

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thromb/o

A

blood clot

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15
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varic/o

A

dialated vein

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16
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vas/o

A

vessel, vas deferens, duct

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vascul/o

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vessel

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

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19
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—cardia

A

heart condition

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20
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—gram

A

record, writing

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—graph

A

instrument for recording

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—graphy

A

process of recording

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—stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

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24
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—um

A

structure, thing

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25
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myocardium

A

muscle layer of heart

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26
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pericardium

A

fibrous sac around heart

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27
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pericarditis

A

inflammation around the heart

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28
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pericardiocentesis

A

surgical puncture around the heart

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percardiorrhaphy

A

sutering a wound in the pericardium

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RV

A

right ventricle

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LV

A

left ventricle

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32
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IVS

A

septum btw a ventricle

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33
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IAS

A

septum btw a atria

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34
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bradypnea

A

slow breathing

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35
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bradyphagia

A

slow eating

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RA

A

right atrium

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LA

A

left atrium

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38
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phleborrhaphy

A

suture of vein

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39
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phleborrhexis

A

rupture of vein

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40
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phlebostenosis

A

stricture or narrowing of vein

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41
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hemangioma

A

tumor of blood vessels

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42
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aortopathy

A

any disease of the aorta

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43
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vericose

A

dialated vein

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44
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cardiorrhaphy

A

suture of heart

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45
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SA

A

sinoatrial

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46
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diastole

A

heart relaxation phase

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47
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systole

A

heart contraction phase

48
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necrophobia

A

fear of death

49
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thrombectomy

A

surgical excision of a blood clot

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aden/o

51
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agglutin/o

A

clumping, gluing

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immun/o

53
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lymph/o

54
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland

55
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lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

56
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phag/o

A

swallowing

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splen/o

58
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thym/o

A

thymus, gland

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—phylaxis

A

protection

60
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lymphoma

A

tumor of lymph tissue

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lymphocyte

A

cell in lymph tissue

62
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lymphopoiesis

A

production of lymph

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angiorrhaphy

A

suture of a vessel

64
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angioplasty

A

surgical repair of a vessel

65
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angiorrhexis

A

rupture of a vessel

66
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cervical

67
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axillary

68
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inguinal

69
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pathogen

A

microorganism capable of producing disease

70
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macrophage

A

phagocytic cell in the spleen

71
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define t cells

A

attack foreign agents

72
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define cytotoxic

A

poisonous cells

73
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AED

A

automatic external defibrillator

74
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AICD

A

automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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AS

A

aortic stenosis

76
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ASD

A

atrial septal defect

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ASHD

A

arteriosclerotic heart disease

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AV

A

atrioventricular

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BBB

A

bundle-branch block

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BP

A

blood pressure

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CA

A

cancer chronological age cardiac arrest

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CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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CC

A

cardiac catheterization chief complaint

85
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CHB

A

complete heart block

86
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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

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CV

A

cardiovascular

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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident, costovertebral angle

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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

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ECG

A

electrocardiogram

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EKG

A

electrocardiography

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ELISA

A

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

93
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HF

A

heart failure

94
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IAS

A

interatrial septum

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ICD

A

implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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IVC

A

inferior vena cava

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IVS

A

interventricular septum

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LA

A

left atrium

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LDL

A

low-density lipoprotein

100
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LV

A

left ventricle

101
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MI

A

myocardial infarction

102
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MVP

A

mitral valve prolapse

103
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RA

A

right atrium

104
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RBC

A

red blood cell

105
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RV

A

right ventricle

106
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SA

A

sinoatrial (node)

107
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SVC

A

superior vena cava

108
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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

109
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US

A

ultrasound

110
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ELT

A

endovenous laser ablation

111
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HDL

A

high density lipoprotein

112
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VSD

A

ventricular septal defect

113
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WBC

A

white blood cells

114
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EBV

A

epstein-barr virus

115
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HSV

A

herpes simplex virus

116
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KS

A

kaposi sarcoma

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