Med Term - Set 2 Flashcards
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-graphy
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process of recording 🗑
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-itis
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inflammation 🗑
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-lytic
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to destroy 🗑
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-megaly or mega- or megal/o
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abnormal enlargement 🗑
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-ologist
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specialist 🗑
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-oma
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tumor 🗑
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-pathy
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disease 🗑
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-penia
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deficiency 🗑
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-plastic
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pertaining to formation 🗑
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-plasty
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surgical repair 🗑
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-rrhaphy
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surgical suturing 🗑
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening 🗑
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-stasis
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control 🗑
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing 🗑
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Brady-
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slow 🗑
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Endo-
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within 🗑
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Epi-
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above/upon 🗑
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Dys-
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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful 🗑
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Hyper-
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excessive 🗑
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Peri-
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surrounding 🗑
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Tachy-
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rapid 🗑
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Erythrocytes
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Red (blood) cell- carry oxygen 🗑
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Leukocytes
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White (blood) cell- fight infection 🗑
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Thrombocytes
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Clotting cell (Platelet)- clot blood 🗑
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Cardiomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the heart 🗑
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Carditis
Inflammation of the heart 🗑
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Pericarditis
Inflammation of the surrounding heart layer 🗑
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Myocarditis
Inflammation of the muscle heart layer 🗑
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Myocarditis
Inflammation of the muscle heart layer 🗑
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Endocarditis
Inflammation of the inner heart layer 🗑
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Valvulitis
Inflammation of a (heart) valve 🗑
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Angiitis or Vasculitis
Inflammation of a blood vessel 🗑
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Angiostenosis
Abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel 🗑
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Hemangioma
Benign tumor of blood and blood vessels 🗑
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Phlebitis
Inflammation of the veins 🗑
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Atherosclerosis
Abnormal hardening (of the arteries caused by) fatty plaques 🗑
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Arteriosclerosis
Abnormal hardening of the arteries 🗑
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Arteriostenosis
Abnormal narrowing of the arteries 🗑
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Blood Dyscrasia
Abnormal mixture (of blood) 🗑
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Thrombocytopenia
Deficiency of clotting cells (platelets) 🗑
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Leukopenia
Deficiency of white (blood cells) 🗑
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Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Bad, difficult formation of bone marrow (Also called pre-leukemia 🗑
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Leukemia
Blood condition of white (blood cells)/(A type of cancer that affects the white blood cells) 🗑
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Bradycardia
(Abnormally) slow heart(beat) 🗑
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Tachycardia
(Abnormally) rapid heart(beat 🗑
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Hypotension
deficient/low blood pressure 🗑
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Hypertension
excessive/high blood pressure 🗑
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Electrocardiography
The process of recording the electrical activity of the heart 🗑
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Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
The record of electrical activity of the heart 🗑
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Angiography
The process of recording or taking a picture of blood vessels 🗑
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Phlebography or Venography
The process of recording or taking a picture of the veins 🗑
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Valvuloplasty
Surgical repair (or replacement) of a valve (of the heart) 🗑
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Aneurysmectomy
Surgical removal of an aneurysm 🗑
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Aneurysmorrhaphy
Surgical suturing of an aneurysm 🗑
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Atherectomy
Surgical removal of a fatty plaque (from an artery) 🗑
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Angioplasty
Surgical repair of a blood vessel 🗑
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Cardiologist
specialist in diagnosing/treating diseases of the heart 🗑
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Hematologist
specialist in diagnosing/treating diseases/disorders of the blood 🗑
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Vascular Surgeon
physician who specializes in the surgical treatment of disorders of the blood vessels 🗑
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Hemoglobin
Iron-containing protein of red blood cells 🗑
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Angina
episode of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium 🗑
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Myocardial Infarction
episode where there is a total blockage of blood flow to the myocardium 🗑
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Thrombus
blood clot attached to the wall of a blood vessel (stationary) 🗑
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Thrombotic Occlusion
the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus 🗑
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Embolus
foreign object (blood clot/air/tissue/fat/tumor) that circulates in the blood vessels (traveling) 🗑
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Embolism
the blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus 🗑
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Septicemia
blood condition caused by the spread of pathogens and their toxins in the blood (blood poisoning) 🗑
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Aplastic Anemia
blood condition characterized by the absence of all formed blood elements caused by the hemopoeitic failure of bone marrow 🗑
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Hemolytic Anemia
blood condition characterized by the premature destruction/breakdown of red blood cells by the spleen 🗑
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Megaloblastic Anemia
blood condition characterized by larger than normal (yet still immature) red blood cells; usually from a deficiency of folic acid or vitamin B12 🗑
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Pernicious Anemia
blood condition characterized by the lack of the protein that helps the body absorb Vitamin B12 🗑
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Sickle Cell Anemia
genetic blood condition characterized by abnormal hemoglobin that causes the red blood cells to form a crescent shape 🗑
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Cardiac Arrest
when the heart abruptly stops or develops an abnormal rhythm that prevents it from pumping blood 🗑
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Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib)
rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the atria 🗑
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Atrial Tachycardia
rapid heartbeats originating from the atria 🗑
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Ventricular Fibrillation (V-fib)
rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the ventricles 🗑
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Ventricular Tachycardia
rapid heartbeats originating from the ventricles 🗑
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Coronary Thrombosis
abnormal condition of having a blood clot blocking a coronary artery 🗑
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Arrhythmia
abnormality or loss of normal rhythm in the heartbeat 🗑
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias 🗑
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Defibrillation
shock that stops fibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish a normal rhythm 🗑
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Atheroma
tumor (actually a deposit) of a fatty plaque 🗑
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Orthostatic Hypotension
low blood pressure upon standing 🗑
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any disease of the heart muscle
Cardiomyopathy 🗑
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A-Fib
atrial fibrillation 🗑
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chol
cholesterol
