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Cardiovascular

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artery   are blood vessels that care oxygenated blood.  
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venous means   pertaining to a vein  
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arterial means   pertaining to an artery  
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arterioles are   small arteries  
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arteriolitis means   inflammaton of a small arteries (arterioles)  
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Phleb/o or ven/o means   vein  
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phlebotomy means   surgical incision of a vein  
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venue means   is a small vein  
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capillaries are   the smallest of the arteries and veins  
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aortogram   a record of the aorta  
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pericardium   pertaining to the sac around the heart  
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epicardium   pertaining to the outer layer of the heart.  
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myocardium   pertaining to the muscle layer of the heart  
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endocardium   pertaining to the inner layer of the heart.  
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tacy cardia   condition of fast heart (pulse)  
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cardiovascular   pertaining to the heart and (blood) vessels  
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vas/o, vascul/o, angi/o all mean   (blood) vessel(s)  
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vasodilations   increased diameter of a blood vessel  
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vasoconstriction   decreased diameter of a blood vessel  
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lumen and lumina mean   the inside diameter of a vessel or tube.  
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vascular   pertaining to a blood vessel  
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angiogram   a record of a blood vessel  
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lumph   is a immune tissue  
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lumphoma   tumor or mass of the lumph  
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lymphodenitis   inflammation of a lumph glands  
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lymphadenography   process of recording lymph nodes and glands  
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lymphangiongram   a record of the lymph vessels  
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splenomegaly   enlargement of the spleen  
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erythrocytes   RBC's carry o2 and co2  
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thrombosis (thrombus)   abnormal condition of (pertaining to) a clot.  
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penia   deficiency  
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leukocytopenia   a deficiency of leukocytes (wbc's) white blood cells  
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plasma   is a liquid portion of the blood (serum)  
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apheresis   remove  
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plasmapheresis   remove plasma (return blood cells to patient)  
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poiesis   formation  
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hematopoisesis   the formation of blood.  
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myelogenic   pertaining to creation by the bone marrow  
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erythropoises   the formation of erythrocytes (rbc's)  
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leukopoises   the formation of leukocytes (white blood cells)  
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thrombopoiesis   the formation of thrombocytes(clot cells)  
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thrombocytes are   aka platelets  
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sclerosis   abnormal condition of hardening  
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arteriosclerosis   abnormal condition of harding of the arteries. will cause arterial stenosis (narrowing)  
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atherosclerosis   abnormal condition of hardening of the arteries caused by fatty plaque.  
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ather/o means   fatty plaque  
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hypercholesterolemia   a blood condition of excessive cholesterol Cholesterol is one type of fat (lipid)  
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echocardiogram   a record of the heart using sound  
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sonogram   a record using sound waves  
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seth/o   thorax chest)  
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stethoscope   an instrument used for a ausculation of body sound (thorax)  
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auscultation means   listening with a stethoscope  
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valvulities   inflammation of a valve  
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aden/o   gland  
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lymphadenopathy   disease condition (edema) of the lymph glands.  
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hemorrhoids are   swollen twisted veins of the anal region.  
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hemorrhoidectomy   excision of a hemorrhoid  
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angiocarditis   inflammation of a heart vessel  
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angioma   tumor or mass or a blood vessel  
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angiospasm   involuntary muscle contraction of a blood vessel.  
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angiostenosis   narrowing of a blood vessel  
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aortic stenosis   pertaining to narrowing of the aorta.  
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arterorrhexis   rupture of an artery  
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atriogentricular defect   flaw between an atrium and ventricle  
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sternotomy   surgical incision of the sternum (breast bone)  
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bacterial endocarditis   inflammation of the innter lining of the heart endocardium caused by bacteria.  
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cardiodynia   pain in the heart  
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cardiomegaly   enlargement of the heart.  
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cardiomyopathy   disease condion of the heart muscles.  
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cardiovalvulitis   inflammation of a valve of the heart.  
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coronary ischemia   starvation of the oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.  
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coronary thrombosis   abnormal condition of a clot in a coronary artery.  
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the cornary ateries are?   the vessels that deliver oxygenated blood to the heart tissue itself.  
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angiography   process of recording a blood vessel  
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balloon angioplasy   surgical repair of the blood vessel using a catheter with an inflatable balloon.  
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catheter is?   a small flexible tube  
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Percutaneous Transluminal Cornary Angioplasty PTCA   surgical repair of a coronary vessel using a balloon.  
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