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Heart Vocab f23
Heart Vocab Flash
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blood protein that gives blood color | hemoglobin |
| disease of heart muscle | cardiomyopathy |
| slow heart rate | bradycardia |
| puncture of sac around heart to remove fluid | pericardiocentesis |
| repair of vessel/duct | angioplasty |
| blood vessel tumor | hemangioma |
| rupture of vessel duct | angiorrhexis |
| enlarged heart | cardiomegaly |
| heart doctor | cardiologist |
| hardening due to fatty plaque build up | atherosclerosis |
| small artery | arteriole |
| inflammation of a vein | phlebitis |
| to hold back blood | ischemia |
| deficient amount of clotting cells | thrombocytopenia |
| pounding/racing heart | palpitations |
| to examine by touching | palpation |
| tissue lining heart | endocardium |
| narrowing | stenosis |
| fatty tumor | atheroma |
| contracting phase of heart beat | systole |
| relaxing phase of heart beat | diastole |
| measuring something from a distance | telemetry |
| anent to treat high blood pressure | antihypertensive |
| anthing traveling in blood stream | embolus |
| wall between structures | septum |
| enstrument to measure blood pressure | sphygmomanometer |
| bounding dilated vessel | varicose |
| out of place | ectopic |
| between lower chambers of heart | interventricular |
| use of high frequency sound waves to record image of heart | ultrasonography |
| fast breathing | tachypnea |