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VTEC 1001 Terminology > cardiovascular > Flashcards

cardiovascular Flashcards

1
Q

aneurysm

A

localize balloon enlargement of artery

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2
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hypotension

A

low blood pressure

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3
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arrest

A

stop

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4
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ischemia

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deficiency in blood supply to area

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5
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congestive heart failure

A

syndrome that reflects insuficient cardiac output

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6
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diastole

A

expansion

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7
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diuretic

A

drugs

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8
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embolus

A

foreign object that is circulating in blood

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9
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fibrillation

A

rapid random ineffective heart rate

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10
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hemorrhage

A

bursting forth from blood vessels

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11
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hypertension

A

high blood pressure

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12
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hypotension

A

low blood pressure

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13
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ischemia

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deficiency in blood supply to an area

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14
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ligate

A

tie or strangulate

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15
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perfusion

A

blood flow through tissue

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16
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pulse

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heart beat

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17
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sphygmomanometer

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measures the pressure exerted against the walls of the vessels

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18
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systole

A

term that generally means contraction

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19
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thrombus

A

blood clot attached to interior if wall of vessels

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20
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venipuncture

A

withdrawing blood from vein

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21
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bradycardia

A

slow heart beat

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22
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electrocardiography

A

procedure to records electrical activity of heart

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23
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myocardium

A

middle and thickest layer of heart

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24
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pericardium

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structure surrounding heart

25
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tachycardia

A

rapid heart beat

26
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vasodilator

A

widen vessels diameter

27
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angi/o

A

vessel

28
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vas/o

A

vessel

29
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aort/o

A

aorta

30
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arteri/o

A

arteries

31
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atri/o

A

atria

32
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cardi/o

A

heart

33
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coron/o

A

crown

34
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embol/o

A

something inserted

35
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hemangi/o

A

blood vessel

36
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phleb/o

A

veins

37
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ven/o

A

veins

38
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sphygm/o

A

pulse

39
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thromb/o

A

clot

40
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venul/o

A

small vein

41
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inflammation of vein

A

venitis

42
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condition of clotting in vein

A

phlebothrombosis

43
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puncture of a vein

A

phlebotomy

44
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spasm of a vein

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venospasm

45
Q

enlargement of the heart

A

cardiomegaly

46
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inflammation of inner heart

A

endocarditis

47
Q

pertaining to heart and lung

A

cardiopulmonary

48
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pertaining to vessels of the heart

A

cardiovascular

49
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myocarditis

A

inflammation of heart muscle

50
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cardiomyopathy

A

diasease of heart muscle

51
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spasm of artery

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arteriospasm

52
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pertaining to artery

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arterial

53
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angioplasty

A

surgical repair of blood or lymph vessels

54
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ebolectomy

A

removal of clot thats keeping blood from flowing through a vessel

55
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phlebitis

A

inflammation of a vein

56
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cardiotomy

A

inscision into the heart

57
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hemangioma

A

benign tumor of newly formed blood vessels

58
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arteriosclerosis

A

abnormal hardening of the arteries

59
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atrioventricular

A

relating to arterial and ventricular chambers of the heart

VTEC 1001 Terminology (13 decks)

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