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Heart Vocab f23
Heart Vocab Flash
Question | Answer |
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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 |