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Chabner 7th Edition

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chpt 11 med term.
tetra-  
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Four  
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inter-  
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between  
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-stenosis  
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tightening or stricture  
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-osis  
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abnormal condition  
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de-  
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lack of; down; less; removal of  
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-meter  
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measure  
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vascul/o  
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vessel  
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steth/o  
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chest  
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sphygm/o  
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pulse  
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pulmon/o  
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lung  
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pericardi/o  
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pericardium  
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myx/o  
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mucus  
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brachi/o  
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arm  
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ather/o  
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plaque  
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lipid tests  
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Measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides in a blood sample.  
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petechiae  
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small, pinpoint hemorrhages.  
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vegetations  
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Clumps of platelets, clotting proteins, microorgansisms & red blood cells on the endocardium in conditions such as bacterial endocarditis & rheumatic heart disease.  
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thrill  
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Vibration felt on palpation of the chest.  
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statins  
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Drugs used to lower cholesterol in the bloodstream.  
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patent  
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open  
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cardiac tamponade  
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Pressure on the heart caused by fluid in the pericardial space.  
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septum  
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Partition; separating the right & left sides of the heart.  
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bruit  
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An abnormal sound heard on a stethoscope.  
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auscultation  
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Listening with a stethoscope.  
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angina (pectoris)  
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Chest pain resulting from a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle.  
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tricuspid valve  
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Located between the right atrium and the right ventricle.  
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systole  
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Contraction phase of the heartbeat.  
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sphygmomanometer  
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Instrument to measure blood pressure.  
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occlusion  
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Closure of a blood vessel.  
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infarction  
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Area of dead tissue.  
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Emboli  
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Clots that travel to and suddenly block a blood vessel.  
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claudication  
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Pain, tension, and weakness in a leg after walking has begun, but absence of pain at rest.  
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pulmonary vein  
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One of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.  
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pulmonary valve  
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Positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.  
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pulmonary artery  
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Artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs.  
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pacemaker  
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Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat; also called the sinoatrial node.  
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endocardium  
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Inner lining of the heart.  
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mitral valve  
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Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.  
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endothelium  
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Innermost lining of blood vessels.  
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diastole  
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Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.  
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coronary arteries  
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The blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.  
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capillary  
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Smallest blood vessel.  
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atrium  
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One of two upper chambers of the heart.  
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