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chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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aort/o | Aorta |
Arteri/o | Artery |
Ather/o | Fatty substance |
Coron/o | Heart |
Corpo/o | Body |
Embol/o | Plug |
Pect/o | Chest |
Phleb/o | Vein |
Sphygm/o | Pulse |
Steth/o | Chest |
Thromb/o | Clot |
Valvul/o | Valve |
Vascul/o | Blood vessel |
Ven/o | Vein |
-manometer | Instrument to measure pressure |
-ole | Small |
-tension | Pressure |
Atri/o | Atrium |
Duct/o | To bring |
Isch/o | To bring |
Orth/o | Straight |
Sept/o | A wall |
Son/o | Sound |
Varic/o | Dilated vein |
Vas/o | Vessel |
Ventricul/o | Ventricle |
Pertaining to the aorta | Aortic |
Pertaining to the artery | Arterial |
Pertaining to the heart | Coronary |
Pertaining to between the ventricle | Interventricular |
Pertaining to the blood vessel | Vascular |
Small vein | Venule |
Angitis | Inflammation of the vessel |
Orthostatic hypotension | Blood pressure drops when u stand straight up |
Palpitations | Pounding racing heartbeats |
Cardiomyopathy | Disease of the heart muscle |
Endocarditis | Inner heart inflammation |
Hear attack | Myocardial infarction |
Pericarditis | Inflammation around the heart |
Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the artery |
Atheroma | Growth of fatty substance |
Angiogram | Record of the vessel |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | CPR |
Artherectomy | Surgical removal of fatty substance |
Embolectomy | Surgical removal of a plug |