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Chapter 6 Flashcards

The Cardiovascular and Circulatory systems

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cardiac

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the heart

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cardiologist

full word 🟫

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a medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of the heart

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cardiology

full word 🟫

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medical specialty of diseases of the heart

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPR

full word 🟫

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the attempt to restore cardiac and pulmonary function

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cardiovascualar

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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diaphoresis

full word 🟫

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sweat, perspiration

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diaphoretic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to sweat or perspiration

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electrocardiogram

ECG/EKG

full word 🟫

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record of the electrical signals of the heart

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electrocardiograph

full word 🟫

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machine that produces the electrocardiogram

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electrocardiography

full word 🟫

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the method of recording and interpretation of the electrocardiograms

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electrode

full word 🟫

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a device for conducting electricity

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mediastinum

full word 🟫

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area between the lungs containg the heart, aorta, venae cavae, espohagus and trachea

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perfusion

full word 🟫

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the act of forcing blood to flow through a lumen or a vascular bed

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phlebotomist

full word 🟫

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person skilled in taking blood from veins

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phlebotomy

full word 🟫

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withdrawing blood from a vein through a needle or catheter

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sternum

full word 🟫

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long, flat bone forming the center of the anterior wall of the chest

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thoracic cavity

full word 🟫

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space within the chest containing the lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, aorta, venae cavae, and pulmonary vessels

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resuscit-

root 🟥

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revive from apparent death

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vascul-

root 🟥

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blood vessel

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diaphor-

root 🟥

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sweat

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stin-

root 🟥

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partition

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perfus-

root 🟥

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to pour

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tom-

root 🟥

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incise, cut

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thorac-

root 🟥

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chest

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cardi/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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heart

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pulmon-

root 🟥

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lung

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electr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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electricity

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phleb/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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vein

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-ac

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-logist

suffix 🟦

A

one who studies

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-logy

suffix 🟦

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study of

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-ary

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-ation

suffix 🟦

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a process

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-ar

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-esis

suffix 🟦

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condition

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-etic

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-gram

suffix 🟦

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a record

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-graph

suffix 🟦

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to record

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-graphy

suffix 🟦

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a process of recording

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-ode

suffix 🟦

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way, road

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-um

suffix 🟦

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structure

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-ist

suffix 🟦

A

specialist in

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-tomy

suffix 🟦

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surgical incision

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-ic

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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media-

prefix 🟩

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middle

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aorta

full word 🟫

A

main trunk in the systemic arterial system

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aortic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the aorta

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coronary circulation

full word 🟫

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blood vessels supplying to the heart

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endocardium

full word 🟫

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the inside lining of the heart

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endocardial

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the endocardium

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epicardium

full word 🟫

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the outer layer of the heart wall

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epicardial

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the epicardium

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infarct

full word 🟫

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area of cell death resulting from an infarction

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infarction

full word 🟫

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sudden blockage of an artery

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ischemia

full word 🟫

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lack of blood supply to a tissue

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ischemic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to or affected by the lack of blood supply to a tissue

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myocardium

full word 🟫

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muscular later of the heart

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myocardial

full word 🟫

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pertaining to heart muscle

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necrosis

full word 🟫

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pathologic death of cells or tissue

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necrotic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to or affected by necrosis

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pericardium

full word 🟫

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a double layer of membranes surrounding the heart

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pericardial

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the pericardium

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pulmonary

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the lungs and their blood supply

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aort-

root 🟥

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aorta

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coron-

root 🟥

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crown, coronary

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circulat-

root 🟥

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circulat route

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farct-

root 🟥

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area of dead tissue

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isch-

root 🟥

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to keep back

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my/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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muscle

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necr/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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death

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pulmon-

root 🟥

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lung

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-ic

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-um

suffix 🟦

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structure

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-al

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-emia

suffix 🟦

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a blood condition

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-emic

suffix 🟦

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a condition of the blood

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-osis

suffix 🟦

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condition

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-tic

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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endo-

prefix 🟩

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inside

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epi-

prefix 🟩

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upon, above

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in-

prefix 🟩

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in

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peri-

prefix 🟩

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around

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atrium (atria, pl)

full word 🟫

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chamber where blood enters the heart on both right and left sides

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atrial

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the atria

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bicuspid

full word 🟫

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having two points

a bicuspid heart valve has two flaps

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interatrial

full word 🟫

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between the atria of the heart

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interventricular (IV)

full word 🟫

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between the ventricles of the heart

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mitral

full word 🟫

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shaped like the headdress of a catholic bishop

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septum (septa, pl)

full word 🟫

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a thin wall dividing two cavities

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tricuspid

full word 🟫

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having three points

a tricuspid heart valve has three flaps

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ventricle

full word 🟫

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chamber of the heart that pumps blood (produces cerebrospinal fluid in the cavity in the brain)

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atri-

root 🟥

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entrance, atrium

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cusp-

root 🟥

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point

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ventricul-

root 🟥

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ventricle

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-id

suffix 🟦

A

having a particular quality

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bi-

prefix 🟩

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two

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inter-

prefix 🟩

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between

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tri-

prefix 🟩

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three

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arrhymia

full word 🟫

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conditon when the heart rhythm is abnormal

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atrioventricular

full word 🟫

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pertaining to both the atrium and the ventricle

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diastole

full word 🟫

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dilation of heart cavities, during which they fill with blood

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diastolic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to diastole

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dysrhythmia

full word 🟫

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an abnormal heart rhythm

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murmur

full word 🟫

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abnormal heart sound heard with a stethoscope when a valve closes or opens abnormally

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sinoartrial node (SA node)

full word 🟫

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the center of modified cardiac muscle fibers in the wall of the right atrium that acts as the pacemater for the heart rhythm

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sinus rhythm

full word 🟫

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the optimal heart rhythm arising from the sinoatrial node

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systole

full word 🟫

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contraction of the heart

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systolic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to systole

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vital signs

full word 🟫

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a procedure during a physical examination in which temperature (T), pulse (P), respirations (R), and blood pressure (BP) are measured to assess general health and cardiorespitory function

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-ia

suffix 🟦

A

condition

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-rrhythm

root 🟥

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rhythm

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diastol-

root 🟥

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diastole

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systol-

root 🟥

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systole, contraction

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sin/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

sinus

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a-

prefix 🟩

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without

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dys-

prefix 🟩

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bad, difficult

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cardioversion

full word 🟫

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restoration of a normal heart rhythm by electric shock or medications

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defibrillation

full word 🟫

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restoration of normal cardiac activity in life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

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defibrillators

full word 🟫

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instrument for defibrillation

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fibrillation

full word 🟫

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uncontrolled quivering or twitching of the heart muscle

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implantable

full word 🟫

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a device that can be inserted into tissues

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122
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pacemaker

full word 🟫

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device that regulates cardiac electrical activity

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palpitation

full word 🟫

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forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by the patient

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fibrill-

root 🟥

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small fiber

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plant-

root 🟥

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insert

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pace-

root 🟥

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step

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127
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palpit-

root 🟥

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throb

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128
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-version

suffix 🟦

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change

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129
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-ator

suffix 🟦

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instrument

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-able

suffix 🟦

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capable

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-maker

suffix 🟦

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one who makes

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-ation

suffix 🟦

A

a process

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de-

prefix 🟩

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from, out of

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im-

prefix 🟩

A

in

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cardiomegaly

full word 🟫

A

enlargment of the heart

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cardiomyopathy

full word 🟫

A

disease of the heart muscle

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cor pulmonate

full word 🟫

A

right-sided heart failure arising from chronic lung disease

138
Q

endocarditis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the lining of the heart

139
Q

exudate

full word 🟫

A

fluid that has passed out of a tissue or capillaries as a result of inflammation or injury

140
Q

hypertrophy

full word 🟫

A

increase in size, not numner, of an individual tissue element

141
Q

incompetence

full word 🟫

A

failure of a valve to close

142
Q

insufficiency

full word 🟫

A

lack of completeness of a function

143
Q

myocarditis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the heart muscle

144
Q

pericarditis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the covering of the heart

145
Q

prolapse

full word 🟫

A

an organ slips out of its normal position

146
Q

prosthesis

full word 🟫

A

a manufactured substitute for a missing or diseased part of the body

147
Q

prosthetic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a prosthesis

148
Q

regurgitate

full word 🟫

A

to flow backward

149
Q

stenosis

full word 🟫

A

narrowing of a canal or passage

150
Q

tamponade

full word 🟫

A

pathologic compression of an organ, such as the heart

151
Q

sud-

root 🟥

A

sweat

152
Q

-trophy

root 🟥

A

development

153
Q

compet-

root 🟥

A

strive together

154
Q

suffic/i

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

enough

155
Q

prosthet-

root 🟥

A

artificial part

156
Q

gurgit-

root 🟥

A

flood

157
Q

sten/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

narrow

158
Q

tampon-

root 🟥

A

plug

159
Q

-megaly

suffix 🟦

A

enlargment

160
Q

-pathy

suffix 🟦

A

disease

161
Q

-ale

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

162
Q

-itis

suffix 🟦

A

inflammation

163
Q

-ate

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

164
Q

-ence

suffix 🟦

A

quality of

165
Q

-sis

suffix 🟦

A

abnormal condition

166
Q

-ade

suffix 🟦

A

a process

167
Q

hyper-

prefix 🟩

A

above, excessive

168
Q

in-

prefix 🟩

A

not

169
Q

re-

prefix 🟩

A

back

170
Q

anoxia

full word 🟫

A

without oxygen

171
Q

anoxic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from lack of oxygen

172
Q

arteriorsclerosis

full word 🟫

A

hardening of the arteries

173
Q

arteriosclerotic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or affected by arteriosclerosis

174
Q

asystole

full word 🟫

A

absence of contractions of the heart

175
Q

atheroma

full word 🟫

A

fatty deposit in the lining of an artery

plaque

176
Q
A
177
Q

artherectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of the artheroma

178
Q

atherosclerosis

full word 🟫

A

hardening of the arteries due to atheroma

179
Q

cardiogenic

full word 🟫

A

of cardiac origin

180
Q

hypovolemia

full word 🟫

A

decreased blood volume in the body

181
Q

hypovolemic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a decreased blood volume in the body

182
Q

occlude

full word 🟫

A

to close, plug, or completely obstruct

183
Q

occlusion

full word 🟫

A

a complete obstruction

184
Q

substernal

full word 🟫

A

under (behind) the sternum or breaststone

185
Q

ox-

root 🟥

A

oxygen

186
Q

arteri/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

artery

187
Q

scler/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

hardness

188
Q

systol/e

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

contraction

189
Q

ather-

root 🟥

A

porridge, gruel

190
Q

gen-

root 🟥

A

produce

191
Q

vol-

root 🟥

A

volume

192
Q

stern-

root 🟥

A

chest

193
Q

-oma

suffix 🟦

A

tumor, mass

194
Q

-ectomy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical excision

195
Q

an-

prefix 🟩

A

without

196
Q

a-

prefix 🟩

A

without

197
Q

hypo-

prefix 🟩

A

below

198
Q

sub-

prefix 🟩

A

under

199
Q

coarctation

full word 🟫

A

constriction, stenosis, particularly of the aorta

200
Q

congenital

full word 🟫

A

present at birth, either inherited or due to an event during gestation up to the moment of birth

201
Q

cyanosis

full word 🟫

A

blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low blood oxygen

202
Q

hypertension

full word 🟫

A

persistent high arterial blood pressure

203
Q

hypotension

full word 🟫

A

persistant low arterial blood pressure

204
Q

idiopathic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a disease of unknown etiology

205
Q

patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

full word 🟫

A

an open, direct channel between the aorta and the pulmonary artery in the newborn

206
Q

syndrome

full word 🟫

A

combination of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease process

207
Q

tetralogy of Fallor (TOF)

full word 🟫

A

set of four congenital heart defects occuring together

208
Q

coarct-

root 🟥

A

press together, narrow

209
Q

genit-

root 🟥

A

bring forth

210
Q

cyan-

root 🟥

A

dark blue

211
Q

tens-

root 🟥

A

pressure

212
Q

path-

root 🟥

A

disease

213
Q

patent

root 🟥

A

lie open

214
Q

ductus

root 🟥

A

leading

215
Q

arteriosus

root 🟥

A

artery

216
Q

-drome

root 🟥

A

running

217
Q

idi/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

unknown

218
Q

-ion

suffix 🟦

A

condition, action

219
Q

con-

prefix 🟩

A

with, together

220
Q

syn-

prefix 🟩

A

together

221
Q

tetra-

prefix 🟩

A

four

222
Q

ablation

full word 🟫

A

removal of tissue to destroy its function

223
Q

angiogram

full word 🟫

A

radiograph obtained after injection of radiopaque contrast material into blood vessels

224
Q

angiography

full word 🟫

A

radiology of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

225
Q

angioplasty

full word 🟫

A

recanalization of a blood vessel by surgery

226
Q

catheter

full word 🟫

A

hollow tube to allow passage of fluid into or out of a body cavity, organm or vessel

227
Q

catheterize

full word 🟫

A

to introduce a catheter

228
Q

catheterization

full word 🟫

A

introduction of a catheter

229
Q

echocardiography

full word 🟫

A

ultrasound recording of a heart function

230
Q

lipoprotein

full word 🟫

A

bonding of molecules of fat and protein

231
Q

percutaneous

full word 🟫

A

passage through the skin, in this case, by needle puncture

232
Q

stent

full word 🟫

A

wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open

233
Q

thrombus

full word 🟫

A

a clot attached to a diseased blood vessel or heart lining

234
Q

thrombi

full word 🟫

A

able to dissolve or break up a blood clot

235
Q

thrombolytic

full word 🟫

A

dissolving of a thrombus

236
Q

triglyceride

full word 🟫

A

lipid containing three fatty acids

237
Q

ablat-

root 🟥

A

take away

238
Q

catheter-

root 🟥

A

catheter

239
Q

protein-

root 🟥

A

protein

240
Q

cutane-

root 🟥

A

skin

241
Q

lysis-

root 🟥

A

dissolve

242
Q

glycer-

root 🟥

A

sweet, glycerol

243
Q

angi/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

blood vessel

244
Q

ech/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

sound wave

245
Q

lip/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

lipid

246
Q

thromb/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

blood clot

247
Q

-plasty

suffix 🟦

A

surgical repair

248
Q

-ize

suffix 🟦

A

action

249
Q

-ization

suffix 🟦

A

process of inserting

250
Q

-ous

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

251
Q

-lytic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to destruction

252
Q

-ide

suffix 🟦

A

having a particular quality

253
Q

per-

prefix 🟩

A

through

254
Q

antiarrhythmic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to restoring a normal cardiac rhythm

255
Q

anticoagulant

full word 🟫

A

substance that prevents clotting

256
Q

chronotropic

full word 🟫

A

affecting the rate of rhythmic movements

257
Q

diuretic

full word 🟫

A

agent that increases urine output

258
Q

inotropic

full word 🟫

A

affecting the contractility of the cardiac muscle

259
Q

lipid

full word 🟫

A

general term for fatty compounds

260
Q

pressor

full word 🟫

A

producing increased blood pressure

261
Q

sublingual

full word 🟫

A

underneath the tounge

262
Q

vasoconstrictor

full word 🟫

A

agent that reduces the diameter of a blood vessel

263
Q

vasodilator

full word 🟫

A

agent that increases the diameter of a blood vessel

264
Q

coagul-

root 🟥

A

clump

265
Q

uret-

root 🟥

A

urination

266
Q

ino-

root 🟥

A

sinew

267
Q

lingu-

root 🟥

A

tongue

268
Q

constrict-

root 🟥

A

narrow

269
Q

dilat-

root 🟥

A

widen, open up

270
Q

chron/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

time

271
Q

vas/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

blood vessel

272
Q

-ant

suffix 🟦

A

forming

273
Q

-tropic

suffix 🟦

A

change

274
Q

-or

suffix 🟦

A

that which does something

275
Q

anti-

prefix 🟩

A

against

276
Q

di-

prefix 🟩

A

through

277
Q

sub-

prefix 🟩

A

beneath

278
Q

artery

full word 🟫

A

thick-walled blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart

279
Q

claudication

full word 🟫

A

intermittent leg pain and limping

280
Q

Doppler

full word 🟫

A

diagnostic instrument that sends an ultrasonic beam into the body

281
Q

hemodynamics

full word 🟫

A

the science of the blood flow through the circulation

282
Q

varix (varices, pl)

full word 🟫

A

dialated, torturous vein

283
Q

varicose

full word 🟫

A

characterized by or affected with varices

284
Q

vein

full word 🟫

A

blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart

285
Q

venous

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a vein

286
Q

venogram

full word 🟫

A

radiograph of teh veins after injection of radiopaque contrast material

287
Q

claudic-

root 🟥

A

limping

288
Q

dynam-

root 🟥

A

power

289
Q

varic-

root 🟥

A

varicosity, dialated, tortuous vein

290
Q

hem/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

blood

291
Q

ven/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

vein

292
Q

-ics

suffix 🟦

A

knowledge

293
Q

-ose

suffix 🟦

A

full of

294
Q

arteriole

full word 🟫

A

small terminal artery leading into the capillary network

295
Q

brachial

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the arm

296
Q

capillary (capillaries)

full word 🟫

A

minute blood vessel between the arterial and venous systems

297
Q

diffuse

full word 🟫

A

to disseminate or spread out

298
Q

homeostasis

full word 🟫

A

maintaining the stability, or equilibrium, of a system or the body’s internal enviornment

299
Q

palpate

full word 🟫

A

to examine with the fingers and hands

300
Q

palpation

full word 🟫

A

examination with the fingers and hands

301
Q

sphygmomanometer

full word 🟫

A

instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

302
Q

stethoscope

full word 🟫

A

instrument for listening to respiratory and cardiac sounds

303
Q

vena cava

full word 🟫

A

one of the two largest veins in the body

304
Q

vanae cavae

full word 🟫

A

the two largest veins in the body

305
Q

venule

full word 🟫

A

small vein leading from the capillary network

306
Q

brachi-

root 🟥

A

arm

307
Q

capill-

root 🟥

A

hairlike structure

308
Q

palpat-

root 🟥

A

touch, stroke

309
Q

cava

root 🟥

A

cave

310
Q

sphygm/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

pulse

311
Q

man/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

pressure

312
Q

home/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

the same

313
Q

ven/a-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

vein

314
Q

-ole

suffix 🟦

A

small

315
Q

-stasis

suffix 🟦

A

stand still

316
Q

-meter

suffix 🟦

A

instrument to measure

317
Q

-scope

suffix 🟦

A

instrument to examine

318
Q

-ule

suffix 🟦

A

small

319
Q

steth/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

chest

320
Q

aneurysm

full word 🟫

A

circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber

321
Q

collateral

full word 🟫

A

situated at the side, often to bypass an obstruction

322
Q

dilation

full word 🟫

A

stretching or enlarging an opening

323
Q

edema

full word 🟫

A

excessive accumulation of fluids in cells and tissues

324
Q

edematous

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or affected by edema

325
Q

endarterectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of plaque from an artery

326
Q

phlebitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of a vein

327
Q

rupture

full word 🟫

A

break or tear of any organ or body part

328
Q

sclerotherapy

full word 🟫

A

injection of solution into a vein to thrombose it

329
Q

sclerose

full word 🟫

A

to harden or thicken

330
Q

sclerosis

full word 🟫

A

thickening or hardening of a tissue

331
Q

synthetic

full word 🟫

A

built up or put together from simpler compounds

332
Q

thromboembolism

full word 🟫

A

a piece of detached blood clot (embolus) blocking a distant blood vessel

333
Q

thrombophlebitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of a vein with clot formation

334
Q

lateral-

root 🟥

A

at the side

335
Q

edema-

root 🟥

A

swelling

336
Q

phleb-

root 🟥

A

vein

337
Q

arter-

root 🟥

A

artery

338
Q

thet-

root 🟥

A

arrange

339
Q

embol-

root 🟥

A

plug

340
Q

scler/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

hardness

341
Q

col-

prefix 🟩

A

with, together

342
Q

end-

prefix 🟩

A

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