Chapter 5 Flashcards
(67 cards)
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a, an
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without
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cardi/o
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heart
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electro
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electric
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-emia
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blood, blood condition
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endo-
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within
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-gram
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picture or record
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-us, -um
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noun ending
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-ic, -al
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pertaining to
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-ia, -ism
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condition
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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-itis
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inflammation
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peri-
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around
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my/o
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muscle
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-ologist
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specialist
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brady-
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abnormally slow
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leuk/o
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white
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-cytes
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cells
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septic
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rotten or infected
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tachy-
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fast/ rapid
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erythr/o
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red
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-pathy
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disease
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-megaly
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abnormal enlargement
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
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blood vessels
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arteri/o
artery
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valvul/o
valve
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capill/o
capillaries
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aort/o
aorta
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phleb/o, ven/o
veins
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-globin
protein
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embol
something inserted/ foreign
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-penia
deficiency
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thromb/o
clot
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ather/o
plaque/ fatty substance
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infarction
sudden insufficiency of blood
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septic
infection or rotten
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angioplasty
surgical repair of a blood vessel
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angiostenosis
narrowing of a blood vessel
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angiitis or vasculitis
inflammation of a blood vessel
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arteriosclerosis
thickening/ hardening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls
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arteriostenosis
narrowing of an artery
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atherectomy
surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery
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bradycardia
abnormally slow heart beat
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arteriectomy
surgical removal of part of an artery
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electrocardiogram
the record of the electrical activity of the myocardium
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embolus
foreign object that is circulating in the blood (air, clot, etc)
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carditis
inflammation of the heart
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leukocytes
white blood cells
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cardiomegaly
abnormal enlargement of the heart
50
cardiomyopathy
any disease of the heart muscle
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endocarditis
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
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valvuloplasty
surgical repair of the heart valves
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erythrocytes
red blood cells
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hematologist
specialist that treats diseases and disorders of the blood
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leukopenia
abnormally low number of white blood cells
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leukemia
malignancy affecting leukocytes
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myocardial infarcation
heart attack
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myocarditis
inflammation of the heart muscle
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myocardium
heart muscle
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pericarditis
inflammation of the surrounding of the heart
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phlebitis
inflammation of a vein
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tachycardia
abnormally rapid heart beat
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thrombocyte
platelet, helps clot the blood
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thrombocytopenia
abnormally small number of platelets
65
septicemia
blood condition where toxins are present (infection of blood)
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aneurysm
a weak spot or balloonlike enlargement of the wall of an artery
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aneurysmectomy
surgical removal of an aneurysm
