word list 5: cardiovascular system 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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dilated vein
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vas/o
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vessel (also vas deferens, or 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 the heart or brain)
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-cardia
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heart condition
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brady-
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slow
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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/ballooning of an artery from weakness of 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 blood vessel
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angina
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chest pain from decreased blood flow (oxygen) to the heart
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arrhythmia
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irregular heartbeat
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arteriosclerosis
abnormal condition of arteries hardening (hardening of arteries)
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atherosclerosis
abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening (form of arteriosclerosis)
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bradycardia
heart condition of slow (slow heart rate)
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bruit
abnormal heart sound from blood rushing past arterial obstruction
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cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
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cardiomyopathy
disease of heart muscle
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cardioversion
turning of the heart (procedure to convert heart rate to normal rhythm)
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dysrhythmia
abnormal electrical activity in the heart causing abnormal heartrate
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ectopy
extra heartbeats seen on ECG tracing
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echocardiogram
record of repeated sound waves of the heart (heart ultrasound)
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electrocardiogram
record of the electrical activity of the heart
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embolus
mass (clot/plaque) that travels through blood/becomes lodged in a blood vessel
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endarterectomy
removal of the lining of an artery
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gallop
extra abnormal heart sounds heart on a cardiac exam
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hyperlipidemia
blood condition of excess fats (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 (inadequate blood supply due to blockage of blood flow)
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murmur
abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow through heart
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pacemaker
small, implanted device that uses electrical impulses to correct arrythmias
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palpitations
sensations of abnormal heart rate (skipped/extra beats, heart is "racing")
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pericardium
structure around the heart
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phlebitis
inflammation of a vein
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rub
abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)
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sclerotherapy
treatment of hardening (injection treatment for varicose veins)
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stenosis
narrowing, stricture
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syncope
fainting
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tachycardia
heart condition of fast (fast heart rate)
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thrombolysis
destruction, loosening of a blood clot
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thrombus
blood clot
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varicose
pertaining to a dilated vein
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vasospasm
involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel
