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Chapter 9 Flashcards

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a-

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lack of

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brady-

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slow

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bi-

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two

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con-

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together, with

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end-

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within

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endo-

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within

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extra-

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outside

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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deficient, below

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peri-

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around

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dys-

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difficult

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semi-

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half

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tachy-

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rapid

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tri-

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three

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ang/i

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vessel

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angin

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to choke

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angi/o

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vessel

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anastom

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opening

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aort/o

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aorta

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arter

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artery

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arter/i

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artery

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather

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fatty substance, porridge

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ather/o

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fatty substance, porridge

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atri

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atrium

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atri/o

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atrium

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card

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heart

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card/i

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heart

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cardi/o

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heart

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cyan

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dark blue

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auscultat

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listen to

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dilat

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to widen

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol

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a throwing in

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glyc

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sweet, sugar

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hem

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blood

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isch

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to hold back

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chol/e

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bile

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log

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study of

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lun

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moon

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man/o

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thin

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mitr

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mitral valve

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my/o

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muscle

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circulat

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circular

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oxy

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sour, sharp, acid

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phleb

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vein

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phleb/o

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vein

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phon/o

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sound

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pulmonar

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lung

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rrhythm

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rhythm

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scler

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hardening

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sin/o

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a curve

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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sten

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narrowing

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steth/o

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chest

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strict

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to draw, to bind

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claudicat

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to limp

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tens

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pressure

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thromb

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clot of blood

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vascul

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small vessel

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vas/o

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vessel

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ech/o

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reflected sound

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ven/i

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vein

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corpor/e

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body

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ventricul

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ventricle

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fibrillat

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fibrils

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hem/o

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blood

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dynam

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power

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infarct

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infarct

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occlus

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to close up

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ox/i

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oxygen

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palpitat

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throbbing

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sept

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a partition

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tel

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end

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thromb/o

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clot of blood

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sterol

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solid (fat)

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pector

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chest

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lipid

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fat

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-gram

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record

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-cuspid

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point

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-metry

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measurement

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-ectasis

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dilatation

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-ectomy

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surgical excision

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-emia

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blood condition

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-er

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relating to

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-gen

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formation, produce

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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recording

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-ia

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condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ide

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having a particular quality

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-ion

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process

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-ism

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condition

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-ist

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one who specializes

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ive

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nature of, quality of

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-logy

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study of

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-megaly

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enlargement, large

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-oma

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tumor

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-or

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one who, a doer

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-osis

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condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-puncture

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to pierce

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-spasm

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contraction, spasm

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-tomy

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incision

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-um

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tissue

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-y

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pertaining to

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tumor of a blood vessel

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angioma

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video x-ray technique used to evaluate patient for CV surgery

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angiocardiography

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surgical repair of a blood vessel

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angioplasty

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pathological condition of narrowing of a blood vessel

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angiostenosis

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irregularity or loss rhythm of the heartbeat

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arrhythmia

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inflammation of an artery

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arteritis

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valve with two cusps

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bicuspid

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physician who specializes in the study of the heart

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cardiologist

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enlargement of the heart

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cardiomegaly

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pertaining to the heart and lungs

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cardiopulmonary

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process of drawing together as in the narrowing of a vessel

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constriction

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condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel

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thrombosis

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literally means inflammation of a vein

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phlebitis

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rapid heartbeat

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tachycardia

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medicine that acts directly on smooth muscles cells within blood vessels to make them widen

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vasodilator

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acute myocardial infarction

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AMI

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atrioventricular

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A-V, AV

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BP

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blood pressure

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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cardiac catheterization

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CC

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ECG, EKG

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electrocardiogram

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HDL

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high-density lipoprotein

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heart and lungs

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H&L

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MI

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myocardial infarction

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tPA, TPA

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tissue plasminogen activator

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medical procedure used to treat cardiac arrhythmias

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cardioversion

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quivering of muscle fiber

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fibrillation

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fat and protein molecules that are bound together

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lipoprotein

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a normal soft, waxy substance found among the lipids

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cholesterol

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literally means process of lameness

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claudication

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an abnormality of the rhythm or rate of the heartbeat

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dysrhythmia

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relaxation phase of the heart cycle

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diastole

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contraction phase of the heart

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systole

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an abnormal rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart

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palpitation

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process of being closed

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occlusion

Medical Terminology (10 decks)

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