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54 Cards in this Set
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aneurysm/o
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widened blood vessel
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angi/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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vascul/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteriol/o
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arteriole
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atri/o
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atrium
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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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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electr/o
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electricity
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embol/o
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embolus (plug)
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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my/o
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muscle
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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: sclera (white of eye)
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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, stricture
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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valv/o
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valve
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valvul/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel; vas deferens; duct
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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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-gram
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record, writing
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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Brady-
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slow
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endo-
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in, 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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aneurysm
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localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery
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angina
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mild to severe suffocating pain that typically occurs in the chest and is caused by an inadequate blood flow to the myocardium; also called angina pectoris
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arrhythmia
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irregularity in the rate or rhythm of the heart; also called dysrhythmia
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening and narrowing of an artery along with the loss of its elasticity
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cardiomyopathy
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disease or weakening of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function
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embolism
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condition in which a mass (commonly called a clot) becomes lodged in a blood vessel, obstructing blood flow
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hyperlipidemia
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excessive amounts of lipids (cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides) in the blood
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hypertension
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elevated blood pressure persistently higher than 140/90 mm Hg
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hypotension
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low blood pressure persistently lower than 90/60
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ischemia
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local, temporary deficiency of blood supply to an organ or tissue due to circulation obstruction
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palpitation
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sensation of an irregular heartbeat, commonly described as pounding, racing, skipping a beat, or flutter
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syncope
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partial or complete loss of consciousness that is usually caused by a decreased supply of blood to the brain; also called fainting
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angioplasty
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any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores forward blood flow
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coronary artery bypass graft
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placement of a vessel graft from another part of the body to bypass the blocked part of a coronary artery and restore blood supply to the heart muscle
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BP, B/P
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blood pressure
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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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HTN
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hypertension
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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