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angi/o
angiography |
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
- x-ray visualization ofo the heart and blood vessels after the intravscular introduction of a contrast medium |
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Aort/o
aortostenosis |
aorta
-- narrowing of the aorta stenosis- narrowing |
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arteri/o
arteriosclerosis |
artery
--dissorder characterized by thickening/calcification of arterial walls |
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arther/o
artheroma |
fatty plaque
-- fatty degeneration or thickening of the larger arterial walls, as occurs in artherosclerosis |
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atri/o
atrioventricular |
atrium
--pertaining to the atrium and the ventricle |
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cardi/o
cardiomegaly |
heart
--enlargment of the heart megaly---enlargement |
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phleb/o
phlebitis |
vein
-- inflammation of a vein itis-- inflammation |
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thromb/o
thrombolysis |
blood clot
-- breaking up of a thrombus lysis- separtation, destruction |
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vas/o
vasospasm |
vessel; vas deferens
--spasm of a blood vessel spasm-- involuntary contraction |
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vascul/o
vascular |
vessel
-- pertaining to or composed of blood vessels |
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ven/o
venous |
vein
--pertaining to the veins or blood passing through them |
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ventricul/o
interventricular |
ventricle
within a ventricle |
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-cardia
tachycardia |
heart condition
rapid heart rate |
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-gram
electrocardiogram |
record, writting
record of electrical activity of the heart |
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-graph
electrocardiograph |
instrument for recording
-- instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart |
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-grpahy
electrocardiography |
process of recording
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-stenosis
ateriostenosis |
narrowing, stricture
--narrowing of an artery |
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-um
endocardium |
structure, thing
structure within the heart |
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mediastinum
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area of the chest between the lungs
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endocardium description
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inner membranous layer of the heart, lines the interior of the heart and the heart vavles
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myocardium description
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the middle muscular layer of the heart
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pericardium description
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a fibrinous sac that surrounds and encloses the entire heart
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Pericarditis
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inflammation of the pericardium, this condition causes an accumulation of fluid around the heart and decreases the heart's ability to pump blood
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Pericardiectomy
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surgical procedure meaning excision of all or part of the pericardium
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Pericardiorrhaphy
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suturing a wound in the pericardium
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deoxygenated
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low oxygen content
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atrial
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pertaining to the atrium
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ventriculotomy
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an incision of the ventricle
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The rule for forming plural words from singular words that end in -um:
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drop the -um and add -a
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septum (septa)
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a wall or partition dividing a body space or cavity
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Tachypnea
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rapid breathing
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Tachyphagia
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rapid swallowing or rapid eating
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brady-
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slow
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bradycardia
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slow heart
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Bradypnea
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slow breathing
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Bradyphagia
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slow swallowing or slow eating
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ateriolith or aterial calculus
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stone in the artery
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arteriorrhexis
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rupture of an artery
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ateriorrhapy
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suture of an artery
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arteriopathy
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disease of an artery
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ateriospasm
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twitching of an artery
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Phlebotomy
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procedure used to draw blood from a vein
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Phleborrhapy
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suturing of a vein
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Phleborrhexis
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rupture of a vein
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Phlebostenosis
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stricture or narrowing of a vein
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Venosclerosis
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hardening of a vein
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Venotomy
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incision of a vein
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hemangioma
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tumor or blood vessels
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Hemangiectasis
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dilation or expansion of a blood vessel
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Sinoatrial Node (SA)
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the primary responsibility for initiating the heart beat- pacemaker
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Systole
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normal period of heart contraction
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diastole
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normal period of heart relaxation
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Cardiomegaly or Megalocardia
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enlargement of the heart
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Necrectomy
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removal of dead tissue
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Thrombectomy
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surgical excision of a blood clot
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Aortic Aneurysm
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ballooning out of the wall of the aorta
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Aneurysm
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bursting forth of blood
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Agglutin/o
agglutination |
clumping, gluing
--process of cells clumping together |
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aden/o
adenopathy |
gland
-- swelling and morbid change in lymph nodes, glandular disease |
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lymph/o
lymphopoiesis |
lymph
-- formation of lymphocytes or lymphoid tissue |
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lymphaden/o
lymphadenitis |
lymph gland
-- inflammation of one or more lymph nodes, usually caused by a primary focus of infection elsewher |
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lymphangi/o
lymphangioma |
lymph vessel
-- tumor composed of lymphatic vessels |
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splen/o
splenomegaly |
spleen
-- enlargment of the spleen |
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immun/o
immunogen |
immune, immunity
producing immunity |
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phag/o
phagocyte |
swallowing, eating
-- a cell that digests mircoorganisms and cellular debris |
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thym/o
thymoma |
thymus gland
-- a benign tumor of the thymus gland |
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-phylaxis
anaphylaxis |
protection
-- extreme allergic reaction |
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Angioplasty
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surgical repair of a vessel
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Lymphoid
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resembling lymph
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arrhythmia
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irregularity or loss of rhythm of heart beat
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Bruit
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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation caused by turbulent flow (murmur)
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Embolus
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mass of undissolved matter present in a blood or lymphatic vessel
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Ischemia
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decreased supply of oxygenated blood
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
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condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole
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Patent ductus ateriosus
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failure of teh ductus ateriosus to close after birth
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Raynaud phenomenon
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numbness in fingers or toes due to intermittent constriction of arterioles in the skin
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Rheumatic heart disease
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streptococcal infection that causes damage to the heart valves and heart muscle
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Hodgkin disease
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malignant disease characterized by painless progressive enlargement of lymphoid tissue
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Kaposi Sarcoma
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malignancy of connective tissue including bone, fat, muscle and fibrous tissue
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Lymphadenitis
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inflammation of the lymph nodes
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Troponin I
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blood test that measures protein that is released in blood by damaged heart muscle
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