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MED104 Mrs. D
Ch. 10 Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |