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BodySystem

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Definition
angi/o   vessel  
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aort/o   largest artery  
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arteri/o   artery, away from heart  
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arteriol/o   small artery  
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aortic stenosis   narrowing of  
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phleb/o   vein  
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ven/o   vein, from body to heart  
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venul/o   small vein  
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coron/o   heart  
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aneurysm   local widening of artery  
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angina   chest pain decreased blood flow to heart muscle  
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atherosclerosis   hardening of arteries, plaque  
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congestive heart failure CHF   inability to pump required blood  
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myocardial infraction MI / AMI   heart attack  
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angiography   Radiographic visualization of the internal anatomy of the heart and the blood vessels following the injection of contrast medium  
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cardiac catheterization   flex tube in vein / artery measure blood pressure / flow  
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Holter monitoring   ECG /EKG 24 h  
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Lipid test   measuring cholesterol / triglyceride  
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lung capillaries   tiny blood vessel gases in out of blood  
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tissue capillaries   tiny blood vessel lie near cells gases, food, waste  
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pulmonary circulation   from lungs to heart and back  
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systemic circulation   from heart to body tissue and back  
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intravenous   pert. within the a vein  
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phlebotomy   incision of vein  
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cardiomyopathy   disease of heart muscle  
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pericardium   membrane surrounding heart  
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venulitis   small vein infl.  
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MUGA scan   radioactive chemicals and a scanner produces images motion of heart walls  
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sestamibi scan   radioactive test detect blood perfusion heart muscle  
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perfusion   passing fluid  
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cardiac enzyme test   measure substances in blood indicate heart attack  
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doppler ultrasound   measure blood flow i vessel via soundwave  
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lipoprotein test   HDL. LDL  
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cardioversion   brief discharge electricity stop arrhythmia  
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arrhythmia   abnormal heartbeat, fibrillation, flutter  
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thrombolytic therapy   drugs used dissolve clots  
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endarterectomy   removal inner most lining of artery eliminate fatty deposit  
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CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting   detour around blockages  
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PCI, percuteous coronay intervention   ballon-tipped catheter with stent opens coronary arteries  
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cardiac catheter ablation   flex tube threaded into heart abnormal tissue destroyed  
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ACS, acute coronary syndrome   disease, changes in coronary arteries plaque / clot formation  
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AED   Auto external defibrillator  
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angina   chest pain caused by a decrease in the flow of blood to the heart  
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Fibrillation   a disturbance of the heart's rhythm in which there are rapid  
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coronary artery disease (CAD)   any abnormal condition affecting the arteries of the heart  
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coronary   pert. to the arteries of the heart  
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arrhythmia   any deviation of normal rhythmic pattern of heart beat  
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endarterectomy,   fatty deposits are surgically removed  
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hemoglobin   Protein the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues  
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electrolytes   dissolved salt  
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fibrinogen   a globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation  
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hematocrit   the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to a given volume of blood so centrifuged, expressed as a percentage.  
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phagocytosis   WBC,s actively attack foreign substances and engulf them  
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lipoprotein   test physically separates substances that are combinations of fat and protein in a blood sample to assess the presence of LDL versus HDL.  
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Another word for cardioversion   difibrillation  
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Thallium stress test   assesses blood flow to the myocardium during exercise after injection of the radioisotope thallium 201.  
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Positron emission tomography   creates cross-sectional images of the heart after the injection of radioactive particles to identify areas of ischemia  
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