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Medical Terminology (ch. 1, 12, 6, 10, 5, 7, 8) > Chapter 5 > Flashcards

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1
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a, an

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without

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cardi/o

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heart

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electro

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electric

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-emia

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blood, blood condition

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endo-

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within

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-gram

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picture or record

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-us, -um

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noun ending

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-ic, -al

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pertaining to

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-ia, -ism

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condition

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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-itis

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inflammation

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peri-

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around

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my/o

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muscle

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-ologist

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specialist

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brady-

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abnormally slow

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leuk/o

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white

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-cytes

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cells

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septic

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rotten or infected

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tachy-

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fast/ rapid

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erythr/o

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red

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-pathy

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disease

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-megaly

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abnormal enlargement

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

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blood vessels

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arteri/o

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artery

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valvul/o

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valve

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capill/o

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capillaries

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aort/o

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aorta

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phleb/o, ven/o

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veins

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-globin

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protein

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embol

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something inserted/ foreign

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-penia

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deficiency

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thromb/o

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clot

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ather/o

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plaque/ fatty substance

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infarction

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sudden insufficiency of blood

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septic

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infection or rotten

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angioplasty

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surgical repair of a blood vessel

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angiostenosis

A

narrowing of a blood vessel

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angiitis or vasculitis

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inflammation of a blood vessel

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arteriosclerosis

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thickening/ hardening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls

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arteriostenosis

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narrowing of an artery

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atherectomy

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surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery

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bradycardia

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abnormally slow heart beat

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arteriectomy

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surgical removal of part of an artery

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electrocardiogram

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the record of the electrical activity of the myocardium

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embolus

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foreign object that is circulating in the blood (air, clot, etc)

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carditis

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inflammation of the heart

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leukocytes

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white blood cells

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cardiomegaly

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abnormal enlargement of the heart

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cardiomyopathy

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any disease of the heart muscle

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endocarditis

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inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

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valvuloplasty

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surgical repair of the heart valves

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erythrocytes

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red blood cells

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hematologist

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specialist that treats diseases and disorders of the blood

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leukopenia

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abnormally low number of white blood cells

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leukemia

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malignancy affecting leukocytes

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myocardial infarcation

A

heart attack

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myocarditis

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inflammation of the heart muscle

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myocardium

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heart muscle

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pericarditis

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inflammation of the surrounding of the heart

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phlebitis

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inflammation of a vein

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tachycardia

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abnormally rapid heart beat

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thrombocyte

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platelet, helps clot the blood

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thrombocytopenia

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abnormally small number of platelets

65
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septicemia

A

blood condition where toxins are present (infection of blood)

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aneurysm

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a weak spot or balloonlike enlargement of the wall of an artery

67
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aneurysmectomy

A

surgical removal of an aneurysm

Medical Terminology (ch. 1, 12, 6, 10, 5, 7, 8) (8 decks)

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