Cardiology Vocab
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| Cardio/o | Heart
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| Phleb/o Ven/o | Vein
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| Aort/o | Aorta
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| Coron/o | Crown
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| Leuk/o | White
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| Ven/o | Vein
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| Thromb/o | Clot
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| Arteri/o | Artery
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| Hem/o Hemat/o | Blood
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| Ather/o | Plaque, fatty substance
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| -emia | Blood condition
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| Tachy- | Fast
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| Aneurysm/o | Aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
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| Valv/o | Valve
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| Capillar/o | Capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
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| Angi/o | Vessel (blood)
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| Brady- | Slow
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| Erythr/o | Red
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| Thromb/o | Clot
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| -plasm/a -plasm/o | Formation; structure
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| Epi- | Above; upon; on
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| SOB | Shortness of Breath
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| EKG ECG | Electrocardiogram
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| CXR | Chest X-Ray
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| CBC | Complete Blood Count
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| STAT | Now
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| MI | Myocardial Infarction or
Heart Attack
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| Coronary Circulation | The circulation of blood within the heart.
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| Pulmonary Circulation | The flow of blood between the heart and lungs.
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| Systemic Circulation | The flow of blood between the heart and the cells of the body.
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| Hematocrit | Measurement of percentage of red blood bells.
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| Perfusionist | Operated heart-lung machine during bypass surgery.
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| Phlebotomist | Takes patient's blood and prepares for testing.
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| Hypertension | High blood pressure.
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| Stroke | "Brain Attack", happens when blood flow to a part of the brain stops.
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| Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries. It occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and plaques.
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| Aneurysm | An abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel.
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| Heart Attack | Occurs when blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies.
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| Coronary Artery Disease | (CHD) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart.
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| Congestive Heart Failure | A condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to the rest of the body.
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| Anemia | A condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells.
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| Hemophilia | Refers to a group of bleeding disorders in which it takes a long time for the blood to clot.
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| Leukemia | Cancer of the blood cells.
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