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Chapter 11: Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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angi/o

A

vessel

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angiogram

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record of a vessel

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angioplasty

A

surgical repair of a vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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5
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aortic stenosis

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narrowing of the aorta

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arter/o

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artery

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriosclerosis

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hardening of an artery

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arterial anastomosis

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surgical connection between two arteries

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arteriography

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process of recording arteries

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11
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endarterectomy

A

removal of the inner lining of an artery

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12
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ather/o

A

yellowish plaque, fatty substance

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atheroma

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collection of yellowish plaque

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14
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atherosclerosis

A

hardening (of an artery) with deposits of fat

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atri/o

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atrium, upper heart chamber

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atrial

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pertaining to atrium

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17
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atherectomy

A

removal of fatty substance from arteries

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artioventricular

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pertaining to the atrium and ventricles

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brachi/o

A

arm

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20
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brachial artery

A

artery to the arm

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cardi/o

A

heart

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22
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cardiomegaly

A

enlargement of the heart

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23
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cardiomyopathy

A

disease of heart muscle

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24
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

A

abnormal thickening of heart muscle, usually in the left ventricle

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25
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bradycardia

A

slow heart rate
< 60 bpm

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26
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cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol (a lipid substance)

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tachycardia

A

fast heart rate
> 100 bpm

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27
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hypercholesterolemia

A

excessive cholesterol in blood

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coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

A

blue

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30
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cyanosis

A

abnormal condition of bluish discoloration of the skin

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31
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ox/o

A

oxygen

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hypoxia

A

condition of low oxygen

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

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pericardiocentesis

A

puncture to remove fluid from pericardium

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phleb/o

36
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phlebotomy

A

incision into a vein

37
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thrombophlebitis

A

inflammation of a clot in a vein

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rrhythm/o

39
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arrhythmia

A

condition of abnormal rhythm

40
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dysrhythmia

A

abnormal heart rhythm

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steth/o

42
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stethoscope

A

instrument to examine the chest

43
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auscultation

A

listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope

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thromb/o

45
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thrombolysis

A

destruction of a clot

46
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valvul/o

47
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valv/o

48
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valvuloplasty

A

surgical repair of a valve

49
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mitral valvulitis

A

inflammation of mitral valve

50
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valvotomy

A

incision into a valve

51
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vas/o

52
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vasoconstriction

A

narrowing of a vessel

53
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vasodilation

A

widening of a vessel

54
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vascul/o

55
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vascular

A

pertaining to a vessel

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ven/o

57
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ven/i

58
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venous

A

pertaining to a vein

59
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venipuncture

A

puncturing of a vein

60
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flutter

A

rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria

61
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fibrillation

A

very rapid, random, inefficient, and regular contractions of the heart (350 beats or more per minute)

62
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atrial fibrillation

A

most common type of cardia arrhythmia
electrical impulses move randomly throughout the atria, causing the atria to quiver instead of contracting in a coordinated rhythm

63
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ventricular fibrillation

A

electrical impulses move randomly throughout the ventricles
can result in a sudden cardiac death

64
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congenital heart disease

A

abnormalities in the heart at birth

65
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congestive heart failure (CHF)

A

heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood
- already had a heart attack

65
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coronary artery disease (CAD)

A

disease of the arteries surrounding the heart

66
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AED

A

automatic external defibrillator

67
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BP

A

blood pressure

68
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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

69
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CCU

A

coronary care unit

70
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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

71
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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

72
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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

73
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ECG/EKG

A

electrocardiography

74
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HTN

A

hypertension

75
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MI

A

myocardial infarction

76
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SOB

A

shortness of breath

77
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TEE

A

transesophageal echocardiography

78
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lipid tests (lipid profile)

A

measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) in a blood sample

79
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aneurysm

A

local widening of an artery

Biomedical Terminology Pt 2 (10 decks)

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