Medical Terminology - Chapter 8

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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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incompetant

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inability to perform given function

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leaflet

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thin flattened structure (heart valve)

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lumen

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tubular space or channel within any organ, space within an artery vein intestine or tube

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malaise

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vauge uneasy feeling of body weakness

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occlusion

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blockage

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patent

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open and unblocked

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prophylaxis

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preventative measure used an gent to destroy entry of infection

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viscosity

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state of being sticky

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element of artery

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arteri/o

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ather/o means

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fatty plaque

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embol/o means

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embolism /plug

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hemangi/o

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blood vessel

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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scler/o

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hardening

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sept/o

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septum

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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sten/o

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narrowing

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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ventricul/o

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ventricle of heart or brain

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-sphyxia

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pulse

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endo-

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within

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extra

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outside

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across

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def. aneurysm

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localize dilation of vessel

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def arrest

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condition of being stopped

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def arrythmia

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heart can't maintain steady rhythm

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bruit

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soft blowing sound in breathing; murmur

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catheter

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plastic tube threaded through vein or artery

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coarctation

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narrowing of vessel, esp. aorta

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heart failure

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failuire of heart to supply blood to tissues

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embolus

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mass of undissolved matter

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fibrillation

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quivering muscle contractions

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hemostasis

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arrest of bleeding or circulation

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hypertension

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disorder of bp higher than 140/90

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hypertensive heart disease

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any heart disorder caused by prolonged high BP

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ICD

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implantable cardioverterdefibrillator - attery power devide that correct irregular ryhtyms

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infarct

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area of tissue that dies wtih lack of blood

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ischemia

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deficiency of blood due to circulatory obstruction

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mitral valve prolapse

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leaflets of mitral valve prolapse into atrium causing mumur

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radioisotope

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sustance used as a tracker to follow substance through body

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palpitatoin

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skipping beats

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patent ductus ateriosus

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failure of ductus arteriosos to close after birth

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perfusion

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circulation of blood through tissue or passage of fluids through vessels of organ

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stent

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slender thread like device used to hold open vessels

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Stokes-Adams syndrome

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altered state of consciousness due to decrease blood flow to brain caused b prolong asystole

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thrombus

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blood clot that obstructs vessel

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cardiac catheterization

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passage of catheter into heart through a vein or artery to provide eval of heart

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cardiac enzyme study

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blood test to measure troponin T, troponin I and creatinine kinase

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echocardiography

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uses ultrasound to visualize cardiac structure

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MRI

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uses radiowaves and strong mag. field to produce images

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magnetic resonance angiography

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magnetic resonance imaging technique used to visualize vascular structures

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phonocardiography

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imagine technique providing graphic display of heart sounds and murmurs

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subtraction angiography

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displays soft tissue structures

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scintigraphy

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injection and detection of isotopes to create images of body parts

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venography

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radiography of vein after injection of contrast medium

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cardioversion

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restroying rhythm with electric shock

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embolization

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technique used to block blood flow using catheter and injections

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angioplasty

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surgery that alters vein or dilates

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arterectomy

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removal of material from vessel

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cather ablation

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destruction of conductive tissue of heart to interrupt abnormal contractions

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commissurotomy

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separaation of leaflets of mitral valve, which have fused at commissues (point of touch

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laser ablation

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used to remove or treat varicose veings

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ligation and stripping

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tying varicose vein and removing affected segment

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AAA

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abdominal aortic aneurysm

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ASHD

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arteriosclerotic heart disease

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AV (2)

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atrioventricular, arteriovenous

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BP

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blood pressure

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CA (3)

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cancer/chronological age/cardiac arrest

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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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CCU

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coronary care unit

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CHD

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cornary heart disease

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DOE

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dyspnea on exertion

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DVT

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deep vein thrombossi

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ECG/EKG

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electrocardiogram

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HDL

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high density lipoprotein

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LDL

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low density lipoprotein

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MI

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myocardial infarction

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PVC

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premature ventricular contractions