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95 Cards in this Set
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endo- |
within |
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-itis |
inflamation |
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myo- |
muscle |
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peri- |
surrounding |
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peri-, -itis |
surrounding inflamation |
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-logy |
study of |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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electro- |
pertaining to electricity |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-graph |
instrument used for measurement |
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-gram |
something written, drawn, or recorded |
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-pathy |
disease |
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brady- |
slow |
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tachy- |
fast |
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sclero |
hard |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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endocarditis |
inflammation in the heart |
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myocarditis |
inflammation of the heart muscle |
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pericarditis |
inflammation around the heart |
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cardiology |
the study of the heart |
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cardiac |
pertaining to the heart |
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electrocardiograph |
instrument used to measure the hearts electric activity |
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electrocardiography |
prices of recording the electricity go the heart activity |
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electrocardiogram |
graphic tracing of the variations in the electric potential caused by excitation of the heart muscle. |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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cardiomegaly |
abnormal enlargement of the heart |
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cardiomyopathy |
primary miocardia disease |
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bradycardia |
slow heart rate |
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tachycardia |
fast heart rate |
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aortic |
pertaining to the aorta |
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aortitis |
inflammation of the aorta |
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aortosclerosis |
hardening of the arteries |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-ectasis |
dilation, expansion |
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-ole |
tiny |
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steno |
narrowing |
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stenosis |
abnormal condition of narrowing |
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-rrhexis |
rupture |
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-tomy |
incision, cutting into |
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-rrhagia |
excessive flow, bleeding |
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-ous |
pertaining to |
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arterial |
pertaining to an artery or arteries |
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arteriectasis |
dilation of an artery |
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arteriole |
tiny branch of the artery |
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arteriosclerosis |
hardening of the arteries |
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arteriostenosis |
narrowing of the arteries |
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arteritis |
inflammation of the arteries |
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anteriorrhexis |
rupture of an artery |
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phleb, ven |
vein or veins |
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phlebotomy |
incision into a vein |
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phlebitis |
inflammation of a vein |
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phleborrhagia |
excessive flow or bleeding of a vein |
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phlebosclerosis |
hardening of a vein |
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phlebostenosis |
narrowing of a vein |
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vena, venae |
vein, veins |
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venipuncture |
puncture of the vein |
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venous |
pertaining to the vein |
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angio |
blood vessel |
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angiocarditis |
inflammation of the heart and major blood vessel |
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angiorrhaphy |
stitching of the blood vessel |
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-rrhaphy |
suturing= stitching |
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-plasty |
plastic surgery |
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-spasm |
contractions |
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-dilator |
something causing expansion |
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-pathy |
disease |
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angioplasy |
dilation of the blood vessels by balloon catheter |
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vasorrhaphy |
suturing/stitching of the ductus vas deferens |
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vasography |
X-Ray of blood vessels- recording |
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vasospasm |
contraction of vessels |
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vasodilator |
agent causing dilation of the blood vessel |
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vascular |
pertaining to the blood vessels/ copies blood supply |
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vasculitis |
inflammation of the blood vessels |
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vasculopathy |
disease of the blood vessels |
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-oid |
like, resemble |
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-palpation |
feeling |
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manometer |
interment used for measuring pressure of liquid or gas |
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-scopy |
examination |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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diastole |
denoting dilation of the ventricles of the heart |
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diastolic |
pertaining to the pressure of the resting expansion phase of the heart |
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systole |
contraction of the ventricles of the heart |
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systolic |
pertaining to the pressure of the active contraction phase of the heart |
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sphygmo |
pulse or blood pressure |
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sphygmoid |
like, resembling the pulse |
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sphygmology |
study of the pulse |
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sphygmopulpation |
feeling the pulse |
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sphygmomanometer |
instrument used to measure the blood pressure |
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sphygmoscopy |
examination of the pulse |
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sphygmic |
pertaining to the pulse |
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Antianginals drug |
agents that alleviate angina pectoris by dilating coronary arteries to improve blood flow |
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Antihypertensives |
agents that counteract high blood pressure |
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Antihypotensives |
agents that counteract low blood pressure by causing contraction of the blood vessels |
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Antilipidemics |
agents that counteract high levels of lipids in the blood |
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Thrombolytics/ Anticoagulants |
agents that dissolve blood clots |
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Vasodilators |
agents that dilate blood vessels |