Chapter 9 - Observation & Discovery / Diagnosis & Pathology Flashcards
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endocardium
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endo / card / ium
inside / heart / tissue
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epicardium
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epi / card / ium
upon / heart / tissue
tissue lining the outside of the heart
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myocardium
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myo / card / ium
muscle / heart / tissue
heart muscle tissue
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pericardium
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peri / card / ium
around / heart / tissue
tissue around the heart
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bradycardia
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brady / card / ia
slow / heart / condition
slow heartbeat
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cardiomegaly
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cardio / megaly
heart / enlargement
enlarged heart
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cardiotoxic
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cardio / toxic
heart / poison
poisonous to the heart
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cyanosis
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cyan / osis
blue / condition
bluish appearance to the skin - a sign that the tissue isn’t receiving enough oxygen
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murmur
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Latin for grumble or hum
abnormal heart sound
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tachycardia
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tachy / card / ia
fast / heart / condition
rapid heartbeat
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vena cava
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vena cava
vein hollow
large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body
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inferior vena cava
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inferior vena cava
lower vein hollow
portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body
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superior vena cava
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superior vena cava
upper vein hollow
portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body (head and arms)
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angiogenesis
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angio / genesis
vessel / creation
development of blood vessels
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angiolith
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angio / lith
vessel / stone
stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel
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angiopoiesis
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angio / poiesis
vessel / formation
formation of blood vessels
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angiosclerosis
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angio / scler / osis
vessel / hard / condition
hardening of a blood vessel
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aortectasia
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aort / ectasia
aorta / dilation
dilation of the aorta
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aortic stenosis
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aort / ic sten / osis
aorta / pertaining to narrow / condition
narrowing of the aorta
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aortolith
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aorto / lith
aorta / stone
stone deposit in the wall of the aorta
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arteriolith
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arterio / lith
artery / stone
stone in the artery
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arteriorrhexis
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arterio / rrhexis
artery / rupture
rupture of an artery
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arteriosclerosis
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arterio / scler / osis
artery / hard / condition
hardening of an artery
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atherogenesis
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athero / genesis
fatty plaque / creation
formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery
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atherosclerosis
athero /scler / osis
fatty plaque / hard / condition
hardening of an artery due to build-up of fatty plaque
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embolus
em / bolus
in / throw
mass of matter present in the blood
*In Greek this word means stopper, as in the opening of a bottle
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embolism
embol / ism
embolus / condition
blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
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ischemia
isch / emia
hold back / blood condition
blockage of blood flow to an organ
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occlusion
Latin for the close off
closing or blockage of a passage
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phlebosclerosis
phlebo / scler / osis
vein / hard / conditon
hardening of a vein
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thrombus
Greek for lump, clot or even curd of milk
blood clot
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varicose veins
varicose veins
swollen / twisted veins
an enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin
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vasospasm
vaso / spasm
vessel / involuntary contraction
involuntary contraction of a blood vessel
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venosclerosis
veno / scler / osis
vein / hard / condition
hardening of a vein
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venospasm
veno / spasm
vein / involuntary contraction
involuntary contraction of a vein
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venostasis
veno / stasis
vein / standing
trapping of blood in an extremity due to compression
*This name refers not to the fact that the blood is trapped but, instead, to the fact that the blood is standing still and not moving
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angiogram
angio / gram
vessel / record
record of the blood vessels
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angiography
angio / graphy
vessel / writing procedure
procedure to describe the blood vessels
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angioscope
angio / scope
vessel / device for looking
decice for looking into a blood vessel
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aortogram
aorto / gram
aorta / record
record of the aorta
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arteriogram
arterio / gram
artery / record
record of an artery
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cardiac catheterization
cardi / ac catheter / ization
heart / pertaining to catheter / procedure
process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the heart
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echocardiogram
echo / cardio / gram
echo / heart / record
image of the heart produced using sound waves; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart
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echocardiography
echo / cardio / graphy
echo / heart / writing procedure
use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart
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electrocardiogram
electro / cardio / gram
electricity / heart / record
record of the electrical currents of the heart
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electrocardiography
electro / cardio / graphy
electricity / heart / writing procedure
procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart
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sonography
sono / graphy
sound / writing procedure
use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images; also called ultrasound
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stress electrocardiogram
stress electro / cardio / gram
stress electricity / heart / record
records electrical signals of the heart while the patient experiences increases of exercise stress
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transesophageal echocardiogram
trans / esophag / eal
through / esophagus / pertaing to
echo / cardio / gram
echo / heart / record
record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagusvascular
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vascular endoscopy
vascul / ar endo / scopy
vessel / pertaining to inside / looking procedure
procedure to look inside a blood vessel
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venogram
veno / gram
vein / record
record of a vein
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blood pressure
blood pressure
the force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels
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diastolic pressure
dia / stol / ic pressure
through / send / pertaining to
pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed
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systolic pressure
sys / stol / ic pressure
togerther / send / pertaining to
pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting
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cardiologist
cardio / logist
heart / specialist
heart specialist
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cardiology
cardio / logy
heart / study
branch of medicine dealing with the heart
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cardiovascular
cardio / vascul / ar
heart / vessel / pertaining
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
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circulation
Latin for to go in a circle
moving of blood from the heart through the vessels and back to the heart
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coronary circulation
coron / ary circulation
heart / pertaining to
circulation of blood from the heart to the heart muscle (the heart always feeds itself first)
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pulmonary circulation
pulmon / ary circulation
lung / pertaining to
circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs (to oxygenate it)
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systemic circulation
sys / stem / ic circulation
together / stand / pertaining to
circulation of blood from the heart to the rest of the body
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phlebologist
phlebo / logist
vein / specialist
specialist in veins
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phlebology
phlebo / logy
vein / study
study of veins
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phlebotomist
phelbo / tom / ist
vein / incision / specialist
one who draws blood
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phlebotomy
phlebo / tomy
vein / incision
incision into a vein - the technical term for drawing blood
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angiocarditis
angio / card / itis
vessel / heart / inflammation
inflammation of the heart vessels
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atrial fibrillation
arti / al fibrill / ation
artrium / pertaining to little fibers / process
quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's artium
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atrial septal defect (ASD)
atri / al sept / al
artrium / pertaining to septum / pertaining to
de / fect
bad / made
flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart
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cardiac arrest
cardi / ac arrest
heart / pertaining to stop
cessation of function circulation
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cardiomyopathy
cardio / myo / pathy
heart / muscle / disease
disease of the heart muscle
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congestive cardiomyopathy
con / gestive cardiomyopathy
together / bring
heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself (congestive) and becomes stretched (dilated), which causes weak/slow pumping of blood
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dilated cardiomyopathy
dilated cardiomyopathy
expanded
another term for congestive cardiomyopathy
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
hyper / troph / ic cardiomyopathy
over / developed / pertaining to
heart muscle becomes enlarged and blocks blood flow
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restrictive cardiomyopathy
re / strict / ive cardiomyopathy
back / tied / pertaining to
heart muscle hardens, restricting the expansion of the heart, thus limiting the amount of blood it can pump to the rest of the body
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carditis
card / itis
heart / inflammation
inflammation of the heart
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congenital heart defect
con / genit / al heart de / fect
together / birth / pertaining to heart bad / made
flaw in the structure of the hear present at birth
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congestive heart failure (CHF)
con / gest / ive heat failure
together / bring / pertaining to
heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself (congestive)
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coronary thrombosis
coron / ary thromb / osis
heart / pertaining to clot / condition
obstruction of a coronary artery by a clot
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endocarditis
endo / card / itis
inside / heart / inflammation
inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of the heart
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myocardial infarction (MI)
myo / cardi /al in / farc / tion
muscle / heart / pertaining to in / stuff / condition
death of heart muscle tissue
*The term infarction originally referred to a blocked vessel, but it came to refer to the death of tissue resulting from the blockage
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myocardial ischemia
myo / cardi / al isch / emia
muscle / heart / pertaining to hold back / blood condition
blockage of blood to the heart muscle
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myocarditis
myo / card / itis
muscle / heart / inflammation
inflammation of the heart muscle
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pericardial effusion
peri / cardi / al ef / fusion
around / heart / pertaining to out / pour
fluid pouring out into to tissue around the heart
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pericarditis
peri / card / itis
around / heart / inflammation
inflammation of the tissue around the heart
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valvulitis
valvul / itis
valve / inflammation
inflammation of a heart valve
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ventricular septal defect (VSD)
ventricul / ar sept / al de / fect
ventricle / pertaining to septum / pertaining to bad / made
flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart
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aneurysm
an / eury / sm
up / wide / condition
bulge in a blood vessel
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angioedema
angio / edema
vessel / swelling
swelling of the blood vessels
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angioma
angi / oma
vessel / tumor
blood vessel tumor
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aortic aneurysm
aort / ic an / eury / sm
aorta / pertaining to up / wide / condition
bulging of swelling of the aorta
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aortic regurgitation
aort / ic re / gurgit / ation
aorta / pertaining to back / bubble / condition
flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart; caused by a weak heart valve
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aortitis
aort / itis
aorta / inflammation
inflammation of the aorta
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arteriopathy
arterio / pathy
artery / disease
disease of the arteries
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arteritis
arter / itis
artery / inflammation
inflammation of the arteries
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deep vein thrombosis
deep vein thromb / osis
deep vein clot / condition
formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg
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hypertension
hyper / tens / ion
over / stretch / condition
high blood pressure
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hypotension
hypo / tens / ion
under / stretch / condition
low blood pressure
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normotension
normo / tens / ion
normal / stretch / condition
normal blood pressure
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phlebitis
phleb / itis
vein / inflammation
inflammation of the veins
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phlebostenosis
phlebo / sten / osis
vein / narrow / condition
narrowing of the veins
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thrombophlebitis
thrombo / phleb / itis
clot / vein / inflammation
inflammation of vein caused by a clot
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vasculitis
vascul / itis
vessel / inflammation
inflammation of blood vessels
