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Cardiovascular Sys.
Cardiovascular System PF/SF/CT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angio | blood or lymph vessel |
| anther | plaque |
| brady | slow |
| diastol | dialation |
| edem | swelling |
| gram | something written |
| lun | light |
| my | muscle |
| papill | nipple |
| phleb | vein |
| scler | hard |
| systol | contraction |
| tachy | rapid |
| anastomosis | connection between two blood vessels |
| angiospasm | muscular spasm in the wall of a blood vessel |
| asystole | failure of the myocardium to contract |
| cardiac tamponade | compression of the heart by fluid accumulating within the pericardial cavity |
| congestive heart failure | inability of the left ventricle to pump adequate blood to cells |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein, usually in the lower limbs |
| phlebotomy | incision or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood |
| sinus rhythm | the normal cardiac rhythm regulated by the S-A node |
| thrombophlebitis | formation of a blood clot in a vein in response to inflammation of the venous wall |
| valvotomy | incision of a valve |
| venography | injection of radiopaque solution into the vascular system for x-ray examination of veins |