Cadiovascular System Term Flashcards by john doe

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Aneur/ism

A

Widening in a blood vessel

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An/gina

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Chest pain caused by loss of oxygenated blood flow

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Ather/ o / sclerosis

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Narrowing of the artery due to plaque

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Brady / card / ia

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Abnormally slow heart rate

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Card/ io / my / o /pathy

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Diseases of the heart muscle

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Embol/ ism

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Obstruction in blood flow

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Endo / card / itis

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Inflammation inside the heart muscle

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Fibrilla / tion

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A small involuntary muscular contraction

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Hyper/ tension

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High blood pressure

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Leuk/ o / cyte

A

White blood cell

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Phleb/ itis

A

Inflammation of a vein

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Tachy/card/ ia

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Abnormally fast heart rate

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Thromb/ osis

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Blood clot in the vascular system

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Ven/ous

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Pertaining to the veins

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