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Medical Terminology

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Definition
Angio   vessel  
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aneurysm   widening  
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arterio   artery  
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cardio   heart  
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thrombo   blood clot  
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-cardia   heart condition  
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-gram   to write  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-um   structure or thing  
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CABG   coronary artery bypass graft - open heart procedure  
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EKG/ECG   electrocardiogram  
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HF   heart failure  
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AICD   automatic implantable cardio defibrillator  
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DVT   deep vein thrombosis  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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adeno   gland  
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agglutino   glue or clumping  
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immuno   immune system  
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lympho   lymph  
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phago   swallowing  
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spleno   spline  
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thymo   thymus gland  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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WBC   white blood cell  
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EBV   Epstein-Barr virus - causes mononucleosis  
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HIV   human immunovirus  
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endocardium   inner layer of the heart  
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myocardium   middle layer (muscular layer)  
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pericardium   outer layer that encapsulates the whole heart, sac  
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function of the CVD system   circulates blood, delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells, and disposes of waste products  
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function of the conduction system   aids lymphatic system in circulating its substances  
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function of lymphatic system   drains fluid from tissues, returns fluid to bloodstream  
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aneurysm   widening or thinning of a vessel wall  
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angina pectoris   chest pain  
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arteriosclerosis   thickening and hardening of your arteries  
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arrhythmia   irregular heart rate or heart rhythm  
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arterosclerosis   the buildup of the fatty plaque  
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TIA   transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke)  
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stroke   longer period of time of loss of oxygen to the brain  
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embolus   fatty plaque or gas or air bubbles that travel  
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deep vein thrombosis   blood clot in legs  
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varicose veins   visible veins; blue and buldging  
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stroke symptoms   FAST - facial droop, arms, speech, TAKE ACTION  
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Hodgkin Disease   painless enlarged lymph nodes  
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Kaposi Sarcoma   seen in AIDs patients - can travel to other areas, organs or lymph systems  
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mononucleosis   kissing disease, an acute infection  
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lymphadenitis   an infection and inflammation response in our lymph system  
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echocardiography   using the doppler or ultrasound to see the heart  
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ejection fraction   how well your heart functions as a pump  
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holter monitor   a device that patients wear for a week or two that records the EKG  
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pacemaker   will kick in if your HR gets too slow  
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lympangiography   ingest dye into the lymphatic system and then follow it with images  
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lymphangiography   looking for blockages and making sure its flowing and draining properly  
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tissue typing   checking compatibility with our tissues  
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ELISA   diagnose individuals with AIDS  
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lymphangiectomy   removal of lymph tissue or vessel  
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defibrillator   electrically shock the heart to return it to normal sinus rhythm  
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cardioversion   turning the heart's electroactivity around  
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sclerotherapy   chemical injection into veins with an agent that will cause inflammation and cause vein to clot off  
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thrombolytic therapy   deals with strokes and TIAs  
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stroke   occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked or ruptures  
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stroke is the ______ leading cause of death in the US   3rd  
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each year, __________ people experience a new or recurrent stroke   795,000  
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on average, every __ minutes, someone dies of a stroke   4  
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ischemic stroke   a clot obstructing the flow of the brain (~80%)  
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hemorrhagic stroke   a blood vessel rupturing and preventing blood flow to the brain (~20%)  
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atrial fibrillation   irregular heartbeat  
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aterial dissection   arterial tear  
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hemorrhagic stroke   bleeding inside of the head; results from a weakened vessel that ruptures and bleeds into the surrounding brain  
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two types of hemorrhagic stroke   intaracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage  
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