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Appendix A Cardiovascular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bradycardia brady = slow cardi/o = heart ia = pertaining to | Pertaining to a slow heart rate |
| cardiologist cardi/o = heart logist = specialist in the study or treatment of | A physician who specializes in diseases of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy cardi/o = heart my/o = muscle pathy = disease | Disease of the heart muscle |
| endocardium endo = within, in cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue | Membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
| hypertension hyper = above or excessive tension | High blood pressure |
| hypoxemia hypo = below or deficient ox/e = oxygen emia = blood | Too little oxygen in the blood |
| myocarditis my/o = muscle cardi/o = heart itis = inflammation | Inflammation of the heart muscle |
| myocardium my/o = muscle cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue | Heart muscle tissue |
| pericardium peri = around, surrounding cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue | Lining around the outside of the heart |
| tachycardia tachy = fast cardi/o = heart ia = pertaining to | Pertaining to a fast heart rate |