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wotd vocab 1 - (wotd, heart, case study 1) Flashcards

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cardiomegaly

A

cardio + megaly
heart + big (enlarged)
enlarged heart

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echocardiogram

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echo + cardio + gram
reflected sound + heart + record
ultrasound of the heart

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amniocentisis

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amnio + centisis
fetal membrane + to puncture
take sample of amniotic fluid for testing

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cirrhosis

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cirrh + osis
yellow + condition
yellowing of skin and white of eyes (caused by disease liver + scar tissue)

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hyperlipemia

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hyper + lip + emia
high + lipid + blood
high amounts of fat in the blood

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latrogenic

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Iatro + genic
healer + caused by
illness caused by treatment/examiner

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polymyositis

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poly + myos + itis
many + muscle + inflammation
inflammation of muscles

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xerostomia

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xero + stom/a + ia
dry + mouth + condition
dry mouth condition

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erythrocyte

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erythro + cyte
red + cell
blood cell

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hematemesis

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hemat/o + emesis
blood + vomiting
vomiting blood

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polydipsia

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poly + dips + ia
many + thirst + condition
excess thirst

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histology

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hist + ology
tissue + study of
study of tissue

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otorhinolaryngology

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oto + rhino + laryngo + logy
ear + nose + throat + study of
study of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat

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arteriomalacia

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arterio + malacia
artery + abnormal softening
softening of the arteries

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cyanosis

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cyan + osis
blue + condition
bluing of skin (due to lack of blood circulation)

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dysphagia

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dys + phag + ia
difficult/painful + eating + condition

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aorta

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large valve that carries oxygenated blood to the body

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superior vena cava

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brings deoxygenated blood to heart from upper body

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pulmonary artery

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brings deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

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pulmonary veins

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brings oxygenated blood back from lungs to the heart

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right atrium

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receives deoxygenated blood and empties into right ventricle

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tricuspid valve

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lets blood flow from right atrium to right ventricle

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right ventricle

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pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs

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inferior vena cava

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bring deoxygenated blood from lower body to heart

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left atrium

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receives oxygenated blood from lungs and empties into left ventricle

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bicuspid (mitral / atrioventricular) valve

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lets blood flow from left atrium to left ventricle

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aortic valve

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controls blood flow from heart to the rest of the body

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left ventricle

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pumps oxygenated blood into aorta to body

29
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blood cholesterol

A

waxy substance in blood (fat)

30
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hypercholesterolemia

A

hyper + cholesterol + emia
high + cholesterol + blood
high cholesterol in blood

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cardiac ischemia

A

cardiac + isch + emia
heart + oxygen + blood
decrease in blood flow and oxygen supply

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collateral vessels

A

bypass channels

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angina pectoris

A

angina + pectoris
pain + chest
chest pain

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plaque

A

fats collect on artery walls

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myocardial infarction

A

heart attack

36
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right coronary artery

A

supplies blood to right side of heart

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left anterior descending coronary artery

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supplies blood to the left front side of the heart

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left circumflex artery

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supplies blood to back of heart (stems off left anterior descending coronary artery)

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thrombus

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blood clot

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artery spasm

A

constriction of artery muscles

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necrosis

A

cell death

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zone of ischemia

A

outermost affected area

43
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cardiogenic shock

A

heart is too weak to pump blood

44
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pulmonary edema

A

weakened heart causes blood backup and leakage of plasma into lungs

45
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arrhythmia

A

rupture of heart wall/valve

46
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atherosclerosis

A

hardened, narrowed arteries

47
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the 2 types of lipoproteins

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HDL and LDL

48
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HDL

A

high-density lipoproteins (good)

49
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LDL

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low density lipoproteins (bad)

50
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platelets

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blood-clotting system

51
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fibrinogen

A

protein produced by the liver

52
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embolism

A

obstruction of an artery by a blood clot

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inflammatory response

A

tissue is injured

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