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Week 5/6 Terminology Flashcards

1
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aneurysm

A

widening/ballooning of an artery from weakness of the arterial wall

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angiography

A

process of recording a blood vessel

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angioplasty

A

surgical repair of a blood vessel

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3
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angina

A

chest pain from decreased blood flow (oxygen) to the heart

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4
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arrhythmia

A

irregular heartbeat

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5
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arteriosclerosis

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abnormal condition of arteries hardening (hardening of arteries)

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atherosclerosis

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abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening (form of arteriosclerosis)

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bradycardia

A

heart condition of slow (slow heart rate)

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bruit

A

abnormal heart sound from blood rushing past arterial obstruction

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cardiomegaly

A

enlargement of the heart

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10
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cardiomyopathy

A

disease of heart muscle

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cardioversion

A

turning of the heart (procedure to convert heart rate to normal rhythm)

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12
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dysrhythmia

A

abnormal electrical activity in the heart causing abnormal heartrate

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13
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ectopy

A

extra heart beats seen on an ECG tracing

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14
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echocardiogram

A

record of repeated sound waves of the heart (heart ultrasound)

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15
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electrocardiogram

A

record of the electrical activity of the heart

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15
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embolus

A

mass (clot/plaque) that travels through blood/becomes lodged in a blood vessel

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endarterectomy

A

removal of the lining of an artery

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17
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gallop

A

extra abnormal heart sounds heart on a cardiac exam

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18
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hyperlipidemia

A

blood condition of excess fats (high cholesterol)

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hypertension

A

high blood pressure

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20
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hypotension

A

low blood pressure

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ischemia

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to hold back blood (inadequate blood supply due to blockage of blood flow)

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murmur

A

abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow though heart

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23
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pacemaker

A

small, implanted device that uses electrical impulses to correct arrythmias

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palpitations

A

sensations of abnormal heart rate (skipped/extra beats, heart is “racing

25
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pericardium

A

structure around the heart

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phlebitis

A

inflammation of a vein

26
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rub

A

abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)

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sclerotherapy

A

treatment of hardening (injection treatment for varicose veins)

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stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

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syncope

A

fainting

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tachycardia

A

heart condition of fast (fast heart rate)

30
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thrombolysis

A

destruction, loosening of a blood clot

31
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thrombus

A

blood clot

32
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varicose

A

pertaining to a dilated vein

33
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vasospasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel

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agglutination

A

process of clumping, gluing

35
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anaphylaxis

A

against protection

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anemia

A

blood condition of without, not (deficiency of red blood cells)

37
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embolectomy

A

excision, removal of an embolus (plug)

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hematoma

A

tumor (collection) of blood

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erythrocyte

A

red blood cell

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hemophilia

A

attraction for blood (bleeding disorder from lack of blood clotting)

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hemophobia

A

fear of blood

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hemopoiesis

A

formation, production of blood

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hemostasis

A

standing still blood (stagnant blood)

44
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leukemia

A

blood condition of white (cancer developing from leukocytes – white blood cells

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leukocyte

A

white blood cell

46
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lymphadenitis

A

inflammation of lymph gland (node)

47
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lymphangiography

A

process of recording a lymph vessel

48
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lymphangioma

A

tumor of a lymph vessel

49
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lymphedema

A

swelling of lymph

50
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lymphopoiesis

A

formation, production of lymph

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macrophage

A

large swallowing, eating (type of white blood cell, phagocyte)

52
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mononucleosis

A

abnormal condition of one nucleus (“mono” acute viral infection)

53
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myelogenic

A

formed or produced in the bone marrow

54
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splenomegaly

A

enlargement of the spleen

55
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phagocyte

A

swallowing, eating cell (cell that carries out phagocytosis)

56
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thalassemia

A

blood condition of the sea (type of anemia, in people of Mediterranean origin)

57
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thrombolysis

A

separation, destruction, loosening of a blood clot

58
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thymoma

A

tumor of the thymus

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