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Everest345moddwk1
Everest345 mod d wk 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
| -are | arch |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | plaque |
| brady- | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| centisis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cyte | cell |
| ech/o | sound |
| -emia | blood |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| necro | death |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| phon/o | sound |
| reticul/o | network |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| -scler/o | hard |
| sept/o | partition |
| tachy | fast |
| thromb/o | clot |
| vas/o | vessel |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| aneurysmorrhaphy | The surgical suture of the sac of an aneurysm |
| angiocardiography | a radiographic study using x-ray and contrast medium to visualize the dimensions of the heart and large blood vessels |
| angionecrosis | death of the walls of blood vessels |
| arteriosclerosis | characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls |
| atherosclerosis | build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels |
| cardiocentesis | puncture of a heart chamber to remove fluid |
| echocardiography | ultrasound to evaluate structure and motion of the heart |
| phonocardiography | recording of the heart sounds |
| reticulocyte | young red blood cell with no nucleus |
| thrombocytopenia | abnormal decrease in platelets |
| angina | discomfort or pressure localized in the chest |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| diastolic | The phase of blood circulation in which the heart's pumping chambers (ventricles) are being filled with blood |
| hemophilia | genetic bleeding disorder affecting clotting factors in the blood |
| mediastinum | septum between parts of an organ |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| perfusion | flow of blood through an organ |
| plasmapheresis | plasma removed from donor blood and red blood cells returned to donor |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| systolic | The phase of blood circulation in which the heart's pumping chambers (ventricles) are actively pumping blood. |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| Cardiologist | a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease |
| cardiopulmonary | relating to the heart and lungs |
| cyanosis | blueish discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the inner layer of the heart |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| ischemic | insufficient supply of blood |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| thrombosis | blood clot in a vessel |
| anastomosis | surgical connection between 2 hollow or tubular structures |
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