Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System Flashcards
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
1
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brady-
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slow
2
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-sphyxia
A
pluse
3
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angi/o, vascul/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
4
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
5
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sphygm/o
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pluse
6
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phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
7
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sten/o
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narrowing, stricture
8
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
9
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scler/o
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hardening, sclera (white of eye)
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arteri/o
A
artery
11
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my/o
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muscle
12
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peri-
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around
13
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-gram
A
record, writing
14
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-graphy
A
process of recording
15
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hemangi/o
A
blood vessel
16
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arteriol/o
A
arteriole
17
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cadi/o
A
heart
18
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thromb/o
A
blood clot
19
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tachy-
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rapid
20
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endo-
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in, within
21
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electr/o
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electricity
22
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-tomy
A
incision
23
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
24
ECG EKG
electrocardiogram
25
Chol
cholesterol
26
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
27
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
28
BP
blood pressure
29
AV
atrioventricular: arteriovenous
30
LDL
low-density lipoprotein
31
ECHO
echocardiogram; echoencephalogram
32
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
33
CCU
coronary care unit
34
MI
myocardial infraction
35
I.V.,IV
intravenous
36
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
37
HF
heart failure
38
CHD
coronary heart disease
39
-ar
relating to, pertaining to
40
trans-
across
41
extra-
outside
42
aort/o
aorta
43
atri/o
atrium
44
ventricul/o
ventricle
45
embol/o
plug
46
sept/o
septum
47
-stasis
standing still
