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Med. Terms And Ethics 💃🏽 > Semester- 2 Week- 1 > Flashcards

Semester- 2 Week- 1 Flashcards

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aneurysm

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aneurysm/o

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blood or lymph vessel

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angi/o

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aorta

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aort/o

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artery

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arter/o; arteri/o

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arteriole

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arteriol/o

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fatty, yellowish plaque

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ather/o

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heart

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cardi/o

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heart; heart vessel; coronary artery

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coron/o

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sound

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ech/o

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electrical

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electr/o

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muscle

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my/o

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vein

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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ventricle of the heart

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ventricul/o

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deficiency, blockage

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isch/o

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pulse

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sphygm/o

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chest

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steth/o

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slow

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brady-

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fast

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tahy-

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many

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poly-

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instrument to record

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-graph

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process of recording

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-graphy

23
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record picture

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-gram

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enlarged

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megaly

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disease

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-pathy

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hardening

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-sclerosis

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narrowing

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-stenosis

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the pressure exerted by circulating blood on the walls of the arteries

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blood pressure (BP)

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abnormal blowing sounds or murmurs heard while listening to the blood flow through the arteries

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bruits

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physician who specializes in diseases, disorders, and treatments related to the cardiovascular system

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cardiologist

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study of the functions, structures, and disorders of the heart

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cardiology

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period of time when the ventricles relax between contractions

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diastole

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a blockage in a vessel, cavity, or passage of the body

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occlusion

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instrument used to measure blood pressure

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sphygmomanometer

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instrument used to listen to the sounds of the heart, chest, and lungs

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stethoscope

36
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period of time during ventricular contraction

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systole

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