Chapter 5 Words: Part 3 Flashcards by Madicyn Rupp

agglutination

process of cells clumping together

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anaphlaxis

against protection

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aneurysm

a bulge in the wall of an artery

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angina pectoris

mild to severe pain or pressure in chest

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angioplasty

procedure to enlarge the opening of a blood vessel

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antiarrhythmics

prevent and treat abnormal heartbeat

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anticoagulants

substance used to prevent and treat blood clots

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antihypertensives

type of drug used to treat high blood pressure

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antivirals

a drug used to treat infections caused by viruses

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arrythmia

problem with the rate or rhythm of heartbeat

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arterioles

very small blood vessel that branches from your artery

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arteriosclerosis

abnormal hardening of artery wall

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ausculation

listening to the sounds of the body during physical examination

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capillaries

smallest type of blood vessel

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cardiomegaly

enlargement of heart

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desiccated

process of drying something up

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diastole

the normal period of heart relaxation

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fibrillation

very rapid irregular contractions of the muscle fibers of the heart

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hemangioma

common growth made of extra blood vessels

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malaise

general feeling of discomfort, illness, or lack of well-being

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myocardium

structure of muscle of the heart

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pacemaker

an electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm

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phagocytes

a type of white blood cell that can digest foreign particles

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raynaud disease

problem that causes decreased blood flow to fingers

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statins

a group of medicines that can help lower the level of low-density lipoprotein

systole

the normal period of heart contraction

tachycardia

rapid heart beat

tachypnea

rapid breathing

AED

automatic external defibrillator

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

ECG

electrocardiogram

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HTN

hypertension

myocardial infarction

RBC

red blood cell

SVC

superior vena cava

TIA

transient ischemic attack

ultrasound

WBC

white blood cell

aden/o

disease of gland

echo

a scan used to look at heart

endo

in,within

gram

to record, write

graphy

process to record

isch/o

to hold back, deficiency

osis

abnormal condition

necr/o

tissue death

phagia

swallowing

phasis

speaking

pathy

disease

sacr/o

sacrum

tension

the act or process of stretching

tri

three

structure

electrocardiogram

to record electrical activity of the heart

esophageal reflux

a condition in which stomach acid repeatedly flows back into up into the tube connecting the mouth and stomach

extraocular

located outside the eyes

lidocaine

a substance used to relieve pain by blocking signals at the nerve endings in skin

midsternal

a part of the surface anatomy of the anterior thorax

murmur

a blowing or rasping sound heard during a heartbeat

mylanta

a combination medication containing three active ingredients

myocardial infarction

the irreversible death of heart muscle

nitroglycerin

a substance used as a drug to treat certain heart conditions and to widen the openings in blood vessels

an electrically neutral area of complex between ventricular depolarization and repolarization

T-wave

ventricular repolarization

angiography

type of X-ray used to check blood vessels

catheter

a flexible tube used to deliver fluids into or withdraw fluids from the body

heparin

a substance that slows the formation of blood clots

plavix

an antiplatelet drug you can take to prevent blood clots

sheath

a covering structure of connective tissue

ST elvations

a total blockage of one of the heart's main supply arteries

stenosis

narrowing