circulatory system medical terminology
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| pacemaker of the heart | sinoatrial node
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| pertaining to the sac-like membrane surrounding the heart | pericardi/o
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| upper heart chamber | atri/o
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| small holes in the wall between the heart chambers | septal defects
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| contraction phase of the heartbeat | systole
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| rapid,random,ineffectual & irregular contractions of the heart | fibrillation
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| relaxation phase of the heart | diastole
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| lower heart chamber | ventricul/o
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| mucus | myx/o
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| arm | branchi/o
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| vein | phleb/o
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| muscle layer of the heart | myocardnstrumentium
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| artery | arteri/o
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| innermost lining of the blood vessel | endothelium
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| blue | cyan/o
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| clot | thromb/o
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| instrument to measure blood pressure | sphygmomanometer
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| waste released by the body cells | carbon dioxide
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| an abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves | murmur
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| vessel | angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
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| rapid but regular contractions of artria/ventricles | flutter
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| heart | coron/o
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| inner lining of the heart | endocardium
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| vessel | angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
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| yellowish plaque | ather/o
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| brief episodes of pallor/numbness in the fingers/toes | Raynaud phebomenon
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| inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart | pericarditis
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| premature ventricular contraction | PVC
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| closure of a blood vessel | occlusion
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| chest pain | angina pectoris
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| defibrillation | cardioversion
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| instrument used to focus sound waves on a blood vessel to detect vascular occlusion | Doppler ultrasound
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| disease of the vessels supplying the heart | CAD
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| drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris | nitroglycerin
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| improper closure of bicuspid valve | mitral valve prolapse
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| drug used to correct arrhythmias | digoxin
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| the heart in unable to pump its required amt of blood | congestive heart failure
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| balloon angioplasty | PTCA
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| local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the wall | aneurysm
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| vessel grafts are anastomosed to coronary arteries | CABG
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| open | patent
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| inflammation of the inner lining of the heart caused by bacteria | endocarditis
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| deep vein thrombosis | DVT
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| the process of clotting | coagulation
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| surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery | endarterectomy
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| collection of material that travel to & block a vessel | embolus
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| blockage of blood vessels in the lower extremities | peripheral vascualr disease
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| area of dead tissue | infarction
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| act of listening w/a stethoscope | auscultation
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| pulses of ultrasound are transmitted into the chest | echocardiography
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