chapter 5: The cardiovascular system Flashcards
(89 cards)
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angi/o
A
vessel
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-penia
A
deficiency
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arteri/o
A
artery
4
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ather/o
A
fatty plaque
fatty substance
5
Q
brady-
A
slow
6
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tachy-
A
fast
rapid
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
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coron/o
A
coronary
crown
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-emia
A
blood condition
10
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hem/o
A
blood
11
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hemat/o
A
blood
12
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erythr/o
A
red
13
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leuk/o
A
white
14
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phleb/o
A
vein
15
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ven/o
A
vein
16
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thromb/o
A
clot
17
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embol
A
something inserted
18
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isch
A
hold back
19
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valv/o
A
heart valve
20
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valvul
A
heart valve
21
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RBC
A
red blood cells
22
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rrhyth
A
rhythm
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rhyth
A
rhtym
24
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anemia
A
blood disorder or blood condition with lower than normal levels of RBC
25
aneurysm
weak spot/balloon like enlargement of the artery wall
26
angia pectoris
episodes of suffocating chest pain (due to interference of oxygen supply to the heart muscles)
27
angio/cardio/graphy
x-ray study of heart and vessels after injecting dye
28
angio/gram
record or picture produced by x-ray study of vessels
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angio/graphy
x-ray study of vessels after injecting dye
30
angio/necrosis
death of walls of vessesls
31
angio/spasm
spasmodic contraction of the blood vessels
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angio/stenosis
abnormal narrowing of blood vessels
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angiitis
inflammation of blood vessesls
34
anti/coagulant
drug given to control irregular heart beat
35
coagulant
clotting
36
a/rrhyth/mia
loss of normal heart rythm
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dys/rhythmia
loss of normal heart rythm
38
anti-arrhythmic
drug given to control irregular heartbeat
39
arteri/ectomy
surgical removal of part of an artery
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arterio/sclerosos
abnormal hardening of the artery walls
41
arter/itis
or
arteriitis
inflammation of the arteries
42
poly/arter/itis
inflammation of many arteries (auto immune disease)
43
ather/ectomy
surgical removal of fatty plaque
44
athero/sclerosis
abnormal hardening of arteries due to the plaque buildup
45
ather/oma
fatty plaque buildup in the vessel walls
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bradycardia
abnormally slow heartbeat (less than 60 bpm)
47
tachycardia
abnormally fast heartbeat (over 100bpm)
48
cardi/ologist
heart specialist
49
card/itis
or
cardiitis
inflammation in the heart
50
cholesterol
fats or lipids that travel in the blood in packages
51
coronary artery bypass graft
"CABG"
| replace blocked coronary arteries with a piece of vein from the leg
52
CABG
"cabbage"
| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
53
fibrillation
rapid random contractions of the heart
54
defibrillation
use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm (cardioversion)
55
Electro/Cardio/Gram
"ECG or EKG"
| record of the electrical activity of the heart muscle
56
EKG
Electro/Cardio/Gram
record of the electrical activity of the heart muscles
57
ECG
Electro/Cardio/Gram
record of the electrical activity of the heart muscels
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Electro/cardio/graphy
procedure done to record electrical activity of the heart muscle
59
embol/us
foreign object circulating in the blood (piece of blood clot, tumor, air, fat, etc.)
*embolus creates an embolism
60
embol/ism
blockage of a vessel by an embolus
*embolus creates an embolism
61
endo/carditis
inflammation of the heart lining (endocardium)
62
pericarditis
inflammation of the sac around the heart (pericardium)
63
myo/carditis
inflammation of the heart muscle
64
essential hypertention
consistently elevated blood pressure of unknown cause
65
HT
Hypertention
66
idiopathic HT
consistently elevated blood pressure of unknown cause
67
primary HT
consistently elevated blood pressure of unknown cause
68
hem/angi/oma
benign tumor of newly formed blood vessels
| AKA Birthmark
69
hemat/ologist
specialist dealing with blood disorders
70
hemo/stasis
to control or stop the bleeding
71
homeo/stasis
constant control of internal body environment
72
plaque
fatty deposits or atheroma
73
hyper/lipid/emia
high cholesterol in the blood
74
ischemia
deficiency in blood supply due to obstruction/constriction of a blood vessel
75
infarct
localized area of necrosis due to interrupted blood supply
76
leukemia
malignant blood disorder with increase in number of abnormal white cells (leukocytes)
77
leuko/penia
decrease in the number of white cells in the blood
78
myo/cardi/al infarction
"MI"
heart attack
79
MI
myocardial infarction
HEART ATTACK
80
palpitation
racing heart
81
phlebo/graphy
x-ray study of veins after injecting dye
82
phleb/itis
inflammation of the veins
83
thrombo/cyto/penia
too few platelets (clotting cells) in the blood
84
thromb/osis
abnormal condition of a clot in a vessel
85
transfusion
giving PT's either whole blood or blood components
86
valvo/plasty
surgical repair of a heart valve
87
valvul/itis
inflammation of the heart valave
88
varicose veins
abnormal swollen and twisted veins
89
vaso/constrictor
medication that narrows/constricts the blood vessels
| antihisthemine, medication to dialate pupils
