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82 Cards in this Set
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cardi/o, coron/o
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heart
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sub-
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below
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vascul/o
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vessel
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-al, -ic
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pertaining to
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-ar, -ary, -ic
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pertaining to
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aort/o
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aorta
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pulmon/o
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lung
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fibr/o
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fiber, fibrous
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peri-
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around
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viscer/o
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viscera
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
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vessel
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
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arteriol/o
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arteriole
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ather/o
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yellow fatty plaque
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phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
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venul/o
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venule
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endocardium
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the lining of the heart
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myocardium
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the muscular middle layer of the heart
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pericardium
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the sac that encloses the heart
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angina pectoris
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severe chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply
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cardiomegaly
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Enlarged heart
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cardiomyopathy
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general designation for primary myocardial disease
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congenitial heart defect
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abnormality present in the heart at birth
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congestive heart failure
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condition characterized by weakness, SOB, and edema of the lower portion of the body
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fibrillation
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contractions that are too rapid and uncoordinated for effective blood circulation
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heart murmur
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soft blowing or rasping heart sound
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myocardial infarction
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death of an area of the heart muscle
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myocardial ischemia
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deficiency of blood supply to the heart
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hypertension
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elevated blood pressure
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hardening of the arteries
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arteriosclerosis
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inflammation of the aorta
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aortitis
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stroke or stroke syndrome
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cerebrovascular accident
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inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot
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thrombophlebitis
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a disease that involves inflammation of many arteries
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polyarteritis
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ballooning out of the wall of a vessel
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aneurysm
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condition of a blood clot in a vessel or cavity of the heart
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thrombosis
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increased blood pressure
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hypertension
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increase pulse rate
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tachycardia
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Excessive amount of fat in the blood
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hyperlipidemia
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lungs and heart
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cardiopulmonary
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a tube and an optical system used to observe the inside of a hollow organ or cavity
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endoscope
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an electrical device that can keep the heart rhythm within a desirable range
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cardiac pacemaker
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passage of a long flexible tube into the heart chambers through a vein
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cardiac catheterization
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Method used to divert blood away from the heart and lungs during heart surgery
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cardiopulmonary bypass
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Emergency procedure used to reestablish heart and lung action
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CPR
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use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of heart disease
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echocardiography
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record produced by recording the electrical currents of the heart muscle
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electrocardiogram
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radiography of the heart and great vessels
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angiocardiography
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surgical repair of the aorta
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aortoplasty
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flattening plaque against the arterial wall with a balloon catheter
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balloon angioplasty
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surgical excision of a vein
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phlebectomy
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agents used to reduce high blood pressure
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antihypertensives
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agents used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood
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antilipidemics
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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cervic/o
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neck
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home/o
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sameness
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lymphat/o
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lymphatics
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splen/o
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spleen
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thromb/o
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thrombus, blood clot
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lymphedema
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swelling caused by obstruction of a lymphatic tissue
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lymphoma
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general term for cancer originating in the lymphatic system
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lymphangitis
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inflammation of the lymphatic vessels
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lymphangiogram
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record produced by x-ray examination of the lymphatic vessels and nodes
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lymphadenopathy
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any disease of the lymph nodes
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atherosclerosis
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accumulation of yellowish plaque on the walls of the arteries
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Surgery used to correct coronary occlusion
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coronary artery bypass
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inflammation of the lining of the heart
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endocarditis
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the procedure used to stop fibrillation
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defibrillation
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a blood clot in the coronary artery
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coronary thrombosis
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ballooning out of the wall of a cerebrovascular artery
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aneurysm
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excision of a vein
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phlebectomy
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inflammed cervical lymph node
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lymphadenitis
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a coronary vasodilator used for chest pain
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nitroglycerin
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Low blood pressure
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hypotension
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an enlarged spleen
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splenomegaly
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any disease of the lymph nodes
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lymphadenopathy
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excision of the tonsils
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tonsillectomy
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increased pulse rate
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tachycardia
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fatty substances such as triglycerides
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lipids
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radiography of the heart and great vessels
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angiocardiography
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the lining of the heart
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endocardium
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the smallest blood vessels
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capillaries
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