Chapt 5: Cardiovascular Med Term

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What is angioplasty and what is the process?

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Surgical procedure that opens a blocked artery

by inflating a small balloon with a catheter to widen and restore blood flow in the artery

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What are Capillaries?

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Microscopic blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

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What are Arteries?

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Large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

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Congenital

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Pertaining to presence of a disorder at the time of birth

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Veins

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Vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart

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A heart contraction is known as a what?

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A systole

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The resting period between contractions- when the heart fills with blood is known as a....

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Diastole

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Aneurysm/o

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Widening, widened blood vessel

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Aort/o/stenosis

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Narrowing or structure of an aorta

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of an artery

Disorder of: thickening, loss of elasticity, calcification of arterial walls

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Ather/o

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Fatty plaque

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What are the two combining forms for vein?

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Phleb/o

Ven/o

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Ven/ous

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Pertaining to the veins or blood passing through

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Thromb/o

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Blood clot

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Thromb/o/lysis

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Destruction/breaking of thrombus (blood clot)

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Varic/o

Varicose

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Dilated vein

Pertaining to dilated vein

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Vas/o/spasm

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Involuntary contraction or spasm of a blood vessel

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Ventricul/o

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Within a ventricle of the heart/brain

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-cardia

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Heart condition

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Tachycardia

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Rapid heart rate

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Electrocardiogram

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Record of electrical activity of the heart

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Electrocardiogram

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Record of electrical activity of the heart

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Electrocardiograph

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Instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart

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Angi/o/graphy

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Process of recording the heart and blood vessels

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Stenosis

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Narrowing, stricture

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Aortostenosis

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Narrowing of the aorta

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Endocardium

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Serous membrane that lines the interior of the heart

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Bradycardiac

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Pertaining to a slow heart rate

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Epicardium

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Outermost layer of the heart

Above the heart

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Pericardium

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Structure- fibrous sac around the heart

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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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Endo-

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In, within

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Tumor of fatty plaque

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Atheroma

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Hardening of fatty plaque

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Atherosclerosis

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Tumor of fatty plaque

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Atheroma

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Hardening of fatty plaque

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Atherosclerosis

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Inflammation of a vein(wall)

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Phlebitis

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Tumor of fatty plaque

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Atheroma

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Hardening of fatty plaque

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Atherosclerosis

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Inflammation of a vein(wall)

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Phlebitis

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Abnormal condition of a blood clot in a vein

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Phlebothrombosis

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Tumor of fatty plaque

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Atheroma

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Hardening of fatty plaque

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Atherosclerosis

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Inflammation of a vein(wall)

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Phlebitis

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Abnormal condition of a blood clot in a vein

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Phlebothrombosis

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Pertaining to a vein

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Venous

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Tumor of fatty plaque

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Atheroma

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Hardening of fatty plaque

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Atherosclerosis

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Inflammation of a vein(wall)

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Phlebitis

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Abnormal condition of a blood clot in a vein

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Phlebothrombosis

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Pertaining to a vein

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Venous

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Spasm of a vein

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Venospasm

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Instrument for recording the electricity of the heart

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Electrocardiograph

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Instrument for recording the electricity of the heart

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Electrocardiograph

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Enlargement of the heart

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Cardiomegaly

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Instrument for recording the electricity of the heart

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Electrocardiograph

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Enlargement of the heart

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Cardiomegaly

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Disease of blood vessels

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Angiopathy

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Instrument for recording the electricity of the heart

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Electrocardiograph

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Enlargement of the heart

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Cardiomegaly

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Disease of blood vessels

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Angiopathy

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Tumor of a vessel

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Angioma

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Instrument for recording the electricity of the heart

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Electrocardiograph

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Enlargement of the heart

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Cardiomegaly

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Disease of blood vessels

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Angiopathy

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Tumor of a vessel

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Angioma

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Narrowing of the aorta

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Aortastenosis

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Instrument for recording the electricity of the heart

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Electrocardiograph

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Enlargement of the heart

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Cardiomegaly

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Disease of blood vessels

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Angiopathy

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Tumor of a vessel

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Angioma

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Narrowing of the aorta

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Aortastenosis

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Stricture of an artery

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Arteriostenosis

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Rapid heart rate

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Tachycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Brachy cardia

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What is an aneurysm?

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Abnormal widening of a portion of an artery as a result of the weakness in its wall

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Angina pectoris

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Mild to severe pain or pressure in the chest caused by ischemia (angina)

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Arrhythmia

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Irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat

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Fibrillation

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Arrhythmia in which there is rapid, uncoordinated quivering if the myocardium that can affect the atria or ventricle

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What is an aneurysm?

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Abnormal widening of a portion of an artery as a result of the weakness in its wall

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Angina pectoris

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Mild to severe pain or pressure in the chest caused by ischemia (angina)

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Arrhythmia

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Irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat

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Fibrillation

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Arrhythmia in which there is rapid, uncoordinated quivering if the myocardium that can affect the atria or ventricle

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Bruit

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Soft blowing sound heard on auscultation caused by turbulent blood flow

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Embolus

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Mass of undissolved matter that travels through the bloodstream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel

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Atherosclerosis

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Most common form of arteriosclerosis caused by accumulation of fatty substances within the arterial walls

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Heart block

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Disease of the electrical system of the heart, which controls activity of heart muscle

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Heart block: first- degree

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Atrioventricular (AV) block in which atrial electrical impulses are delayed by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles

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Heart block- 2nd degree

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AV block in which only some atrial electrical impulses are conducted to the ventricles

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Heart block- third degree

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AV block in which no electrical impulses reach the ventricles (CHB- complete heart block)

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Heart failure (HF)

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Occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood flow to meet the needs of the body

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Hypertension (HTN)

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Consistently elevated blood pressure, causing dame to the blood vessels/ heart

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Ischemia

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Inadequate supply of oxygenated blood to a body part as a result of an interruption of blow flow