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Cardiovascular System--anatomy and terminology

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Term
Definition
angi/o   vessel  
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ather/o   yellow plaque (fat)  
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brachi/o   arm  
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coron/o   heart  
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cyan/o   blue  
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myx/o   mucous  
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phelb/o   vein  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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thromb/o   clot  
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brady-   slow  
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de-   lack of  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful  
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endo-   in or within  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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meta-   change, after  
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peri-   surrounding  
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tachy-   fast  
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-emia   blood  
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-lysis   destruction or separation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stenosis   narrowing or blockage  
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ASD   atrial septal defect  
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ASHD   arteriosclerotic heart disease  
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AV   atrioventricular  
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CABG   coronary artery bypass graft  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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CK   creatine kinase  
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CVI   cerebrovascular insufficiency  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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NSR   normal sinus rhythm  
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PST/PSVT   paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia  
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PTCA   percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty  
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PVC   premature ventricular contraction  
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TEE   transesophageal echocardiography  
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anastomosis   surgical connection of two tubular structures, such as two pieces of the intestine  
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aneurysm   abnormal dilation of vessel, usually an artey  
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angina   spasmotic, choking, or suffocative pain  
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angioplasty   procedure in a vessel to dilate vessel opening  
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atherectomy   removal of plaque from an artery  
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auscultation   listening for sounds within the body  
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bypass   to go around  
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cardiopulmonary   refers to heart and lungs  
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cardiopulmonary bypass   blood bypasses heart through a heart-lung machine  
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circumflex   a coronary artery that circles the heart  
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cutdown   incision into a vessel for placement of a catheter  
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electrode   lead attached to a generator that carried electric current from the generator to atria or ventricles  
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electrophysiology   study of electrical system of heart, including study of arrhythmias  
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endarterectomy   incision into an artery to remove inner lining  
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epicardial   over heart  
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fistula   abnormal opening from one area to another area or to outside of the body  
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hemolysis   mass of blood that forms outside vessel  
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hypoxemia   low level of oxygen in blood  
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hypoxia   low levels of oxygen in tissue  
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invasive   entering the body, breaking the skin  
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noninvasive   not entering the body, not breaking the skin  
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pericardiocentesis   procedure in which a surgeon withdraws fluid from pericardial space by means of a needle inserted percutaneously  
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pericardium   membranous sac enclosing heart and ends of great vessels  
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Swan-Ganz catheter   a catheter that measure pressure in the right side of the heart and in pulmonary artery  
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transvenous   through a vein  
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