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Mod D
Unit #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | away from |
| -al | pertaining to |
| angi/o | vessels |
| atri/o | atrium |
| brady | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cordi/o | chest leads |
| ech/o | solund |
| electr/o | electric |
| -gram | picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| pgraphy | process of recording |
| my/o | muscle |
| phon/o | sound |
| pre | before |
| rhythm/o | rhythm |
| =rrhexis | rupture |
| sin/o | sinus |
| tachy | fast |
| ventricul/o | ventricle of heart |
| arrhythmia | without rhythm |
| bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
| echocardiogram | record of the sounds of the heart |
| electrocardiogram | recording electrical activity of the heart |
| electrocardiograph | instrument used to record the activeity of the heart |
| electrocardiography | process of recording the activity of the heart |
| phonocardiogram | to recort the sounds of the heart |
| precordial | chest area before the heart |
| sinoatrial | atrial sinus |
| tachycardia | abnormally fast heart rate |
| artifacts | artificially produced marks |
| baseline | a known valu |
| bipolar | having 2 poles |
| standardization | referred to marks used to verify EKG's |
| conduction | a transmission |
| depolarization | a reversal of charges |
| electrolyte | solution that conducts electricity |
| fibrillation | quivering of the heart muscle |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| repolarization | restoring to the original (bipolar) |