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Med Term Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardiopulmonary | pertaining to the heart and lung |
| Cardiothoracic | Pertaining to the heart and thoracic cavity |
| Cardiovascular system | Body system that includes the heart and the blood vessels |
| circulatory system | circular route that the blood takes as it moves through the body. |
| pulmonary circulation | The arteries, arterioles, capillaries. venules, and veins going to, within, and coming from the lungs. |
| Systemic circulation | The arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins everywhere in the body except the lungs |
| endocarditis | inflammation and bacterial infection of the endocradium lining a heart valve |
| murmur | abnormal heart sound |
| myocardial | pertaining to the muscle of the heart |
| bradycardia | condition of a slow heart |