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MED104 Mrs. D
Ch. 10 Flashcards
Term | Definition |
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apex | summit or tip |
cardi- | heart |
pulmon- | lung |
vascul- | blood vessel |
cost- | rib |
media- | middle |
steth/o- | chest |
endo- | inside |
epi- | above, upon |
infarct | area of cell death resulting from an infarction |
ischemia | lack of blood supply to the tissue |
my/o- | muscle |
necr- | death |
atri/o- | entrance, atrium |
ventricul- | ventricle |
septum | partition |
a- | without |
rrhythm | rhythm |
diastole | dilation |
sinus rhythm | normal heart rhythm |
systole | contraction |
-megaly | enlargement |
sten/o- | narrow |
-sis | abnormal condition |
scler/o- | hardness |
stern- | breastbone |
orth/o- | straight |
-pnea | breathe |
ech/o- | sound wave |
son/o- | sound |
ven/o- | vein |
phelb- | vein |
Phelbitis | inflammation of the vein |
echocardiogram | |
arrhythmia | abnormal heart rhythm |
electrocardiogram | |
stethoscope | |
endocardium | |
pericardium | |
epicardium | |
myocardium |