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Chapter 11 Flashcards

Cardiovascular System (85 cards)

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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aort/o

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aorta (largest artery)

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque (fatty substance)

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atri/o

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atrium (upper heart chamber)

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axill/o

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armpit

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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isch/o

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hold back, back

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my/o

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muscle

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myx/o

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mucus

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

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phleb/o

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vein

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rrhythm/o

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rhythm

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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steth/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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valv/o

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valve

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valvul/o
valve
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vas/o
vessel, duct
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vascul/o
vessel (blood)
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ven/o, ven/i
vein
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ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
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-constriction
narrowing
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-dilation
widening, stretching, expanding
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-emia
blood condition
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-graphy
process of recording
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-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
measure
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-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-stenosis
tightening, stricture
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-tomy
process of cutting
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a-, an-
no, not, without
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brady-
slow
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de-
lack of, down, less, removal of
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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endo-
in, within
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hyper-
above, excessive
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hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
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inter-
between
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peri-
surrounding
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tachy-
fast
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tetra-
four
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tri-
three
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angiogram
record of vessel
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endarterectomy
excision, removal, resection of artery within
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cardiomyopathy
disease condition of muscle heart
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hypercholesterolemia
blood condition of cholesterol excessive
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cyanosis
condition, usually abnormal blue
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pericarditis
inflammation of pericardium
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pericardiocentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from pericardium
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stethoscope
instrument to visually examine chest
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thrombolysis
breakdown clot
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valvuloplasty
surgical repair of valve
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hypoxia
condition of oxygen deficient
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lipid tests (profile)
measurement of levels of fatty substances (cholesterol and triglycerides) in the bloodstream
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stress test
measurement of the heart's response to the physical exertion (patient monitored while jogging on a treadmill)
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angiography
injection of contrast into vessels and x-ray imaging
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electrocardiography
recording of the electricity in the heart
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thallium 201 scan
intravenous injection of a radioactive substance measurement of its accumulation in heart muscle
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echocardiography
use of echoes from high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the heart
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lipoprotein electrophoresis
separation of HDL and LDL from a blood sample to move or travel electricity through lipid proteins (measures HDL and LDL)
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cardiac MRI
beaming of magnetic waves at the heart to produce images of its structure
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LVAD
left ventricular assist device: booster pump implanted in the abdomen with a cannula leading to the heart as a "bridge to transplant"
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TEE
transesophageal echocardiography: ultrasound imaging of the heart using a transducer within the esophagus
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ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: device implanted in the chest that senses and corrects arrhythmias by shocking the heart
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RFA
radiofrequency catheter ablation:catheter delivery of a high-frequency current to damage a small portion of the heart muscle and reverse and abnormal heart rhythm
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ETT
exercise tolerance test: procedure to determine the heart's response to physical exertion (stress)
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ECHO
echocardiography: cardiac imaging using high-frequency sound waves pulsed through the chest wall and bounced off heart structures
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ETT-MIBI
exercise tolerance test with sestamibi scan: radioactive test of heart function with stress test
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cardioversion
defibrillation and shock heart to return to normal rhythm
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serum enzyme test
enzymes after MI myocardial infarction - CK and tryptophan
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TMLR
transmyocardial laser revascularization
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CABG
coronary artery bypass grafting: anastomosis of vessel grafts to existing coronary arteries to maintain blood supply to the myocardium
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PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
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