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Flashcards in Cardiovascular System Deck (48)
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1
Q

VEN/O

A

vein

2
Q

THROMB/O

A

clot

3
Q

ANGI/O

A

pertaining to blood or lymph vessels

4
Q

HEM/O, HEMAT/O

A

blood, pertaining the blood

5
Q

PHLEB/O

A

vein

6
Q

AORT/O

A

aorta

7
Q

CARD/O, CARDI/O

A

heart

8
Q

ARTERI/O

A

artery

9
Q

ATHER/O

A

plaque, fatty substance

10
Q

SYSTOLE

A

contraction of the heart

11
Q

SYSTOLIC

A

pertaining to the contraction phase

12
Q

DIASTOLE

A

relaxation of the heart

13
Q

DIASTOLIC

A

pertaining to the relaxation phase

14
Q

CAD or CHD

A

coronary artery disease or coronary heart disease - most common type of heart disease

15
Q

CHF

A

congestive heart failure

16
Q

CARDIOMYOPATHY

A

term used to describe all diseases of the heart

17
Q

ASYSTOLE

A

(flat line) complete lack of electrical activity in the heart

18
Q

THROMBUS

A

a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein

19
Q

LDL

A

low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (bad cholesterol)

20
Q

HDL

A

high-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)

21
Q

COAGULATION

A

process of clotting blood

22
Q

CPB

A

cardiopulmonary bypass

23
Q

CC or CARD CATH

A

cardiac catheterization

24
Q

ERYTHR/O

A

red

25
Q

LEUK/O

A

white

26
Q

CAPILL/O

A

capillaries

27
Q

BRADY-

A

slow

28
Q

-CRASIA

A

a mixture or blending

29
Q

-EMIA

A

blood, blood condition

30
Q

TACHY-

A

fast

31
Q

HYPER-

A

excessive, increased

32
Q

HYPO-

A

deficient, decreased

33
Q

-CYTES

A

cells

34
Q

VAS/O

A

blood vessels

35
Q

VASCUL/O

A

blood vessels

36
Q

A-fib

A

Atrial Fibrillation

37
Q

AED

A

Automated External

Defibrillator

38
Q

ICD

A

Implantable Cardioverter-difibrillator

39
Q

CVI

A

Chronic Venous

Insufficiency

40
Q

CABG

A

Coronary Artery Bypass

Graft

41
Q

EKG, ECG

A

Electrocardiogram

42
Q

HTN

A

Hypertension

43
Q

MI

A

Myocardial Infarction

44
Q

PAD

A

Peripheral Artery Disease

45
Q

PVD

A

Peripheral Vascular Disease

46
Q

TST

A

Thallium Stress Test

47
Q

tPA

A

Tissue Plasminogen

Activator

48
Q

V-fib

A

Ventricular Fibrillation