Word List 5 Flashcards
(56 cards)
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Aneurysm/o
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Widening, widened blood vessel
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Aort/o
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Aorta
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Arter/o
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Artery
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Arteri/o
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Artery
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Ather/o
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Fatty plaque
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Atri/o
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Atrium
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Coron/o
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Heart
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Phleb/o
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Vein
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Thromb/o
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Blood clot
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Varic/o
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Dialated vein
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Vas/o
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Vessel (vas deferens, duct)
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Vascul/o
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Vessel
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Ven/o
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Vein
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Ventricul/o
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Ventricle(of heart or brain)
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Heart condition
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-cardia
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Epi-
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Above, upon
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Peri-
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Around
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Aneurysm
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Widening of an artery due to a weakness in the arterial wall
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Angiography
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Process of recording a blood vessel
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Angioplasty
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Surgical repair of a vessel
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Angina
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Chest pain due to lack of oxygen to the heart
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Arrhythmia
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Irregular heartbeat
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Arteriosclerosis
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Abnormal condition of the hardening of arteries
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Arteriosclerosis
Abnormal condition of the hardening of arteries
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Artherosclerosis
Abnormal condition of the hardening of fatty plaque
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Bradycardia
Condition of slow heartbeat
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Bruit
Abnormal sound caused by blood rushing past an arterial obstruction
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Cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the heart
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Cardiomyopathy
Disease of the heart muscle
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Cardioversion
Turning of the heart (returning heart rate to normal rhythym)
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Dysrhythmia
Abnormal electrical activity in the heart causing an abnormal heartbeat
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Ectopy
Heartbeats seen on an ECG tracing
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Echocardiogram
Record of repeating sound waves of the heart
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Electrocardiogram
Reading of the electrical activity of the heart
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Embolus
Mass (clot/plaque) that travels through the bloodstream and lodges in a vessel
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Endarterectomy
Removal of an arterial inner lining
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Gallop
Abnormal sounding heartbeat
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Hyperlipidemia
Blood condition of excess fat (high cholesterol)
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Hypertension
High blood pressure
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Hypotension
Low blood pressure
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Ischemia
To hold back blood (blockage causing inadequate blood supply)
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Murmur
Abnormal heart sounds due to the turbulent flow of blood through the heart
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Pacemakers
Small, implanted devices which use electrical signals to correct arrythmias
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Palpitations
The sensation of an abnormal heartbeat
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Pericardium
The structure around the heart
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Phlebitis
Inflammation of a vein
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Rub
Abnormal heart sound usually from pericarditis
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Sclerotherapy
Treatment of hardening (injection to harden varicose veins)
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Stenosis
Narrowing, stricture
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Syncope
Fainting
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Syncope
Fainting
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Tachycardia
Condition of a rapid heartbeat
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Thrombolysis
Destruction, loosening of a blood clot
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Varicose
Pertaining to a dilated vein
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Vasospasm
Involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel
