Ch. 05 The Cardiovascular System Flashcards by P.E. Peraza

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-crasia

A

a mixture or blending

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-cyte

A

cell

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-emia

A

blood, blood condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-lytic

A

destroy or dissolve

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-penia

A

deficiency, too few

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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A-fib

A

atrial fibrilation

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AAA

A

abdominal aortic aneurysm

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AED

A

automated external defibrilator

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AMI

A

acute myocardial infarction

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angi /o

A

blood or lymph vessel

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a- , an-

A

without, less than

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anti-

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against

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aort /o

A

aorta

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ateri /o

A

artery

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ather /o

A

plaque, fatty substance

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BP

A

blood pressure

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brady-

A

slow

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CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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capill /o

A

capillaries

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card cath, CC

A

cardiac catheterization

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cardi /o

A

heart

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CCU

coronary care unit

CHF

congestive heart failure

coron /o

heart

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CVI

chronic venous insufficiency

DSA

digital subtraction angiography

Echo

echocardiogram

EKG, ECG

electrocardiogram

endo-

within, inside

erythr /o

red

HDL

high-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)

hem /o

blood, relating to the blood

hemat /o

blood, relating to the blood

hemolysis

breaking down of red blood cells

HTN

hypertension

hyper-

increased

hypo-

decreased

ICD

implantable cardioverter-defibrilator

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft (pronounced "cabbage")

idiopathic

a disease of unknown cause

IF

intrinsic factor

leuk /o

white

MI

myocardial infarction

my /o

muscle

occlusion

blockage

PAD

peripheral artery disease

perfusion

flow of blood through the vessel of an organ

peri-

surrounding

phleb /o

vein

PVD

peripheral vascular disease

tachy-

fast, rapid

thromb /o

clot

tPA

tissue plasminogen activator

TST

thallium stress test

V-fib

ventricular fibrilation

vas /o

blood vessel

vascul /o

blood vessel

ven /o

vein