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cardiovascular terms

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Angi/o-   Blood or lymph vessels  
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Aortr/o-   Aorta  
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Arteri/o-   Artery  
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Ather/o-   Plaque, fatty substance  
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Brady-   Slow  
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Cardi/o-   Heart  
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Coron/o-   Coronary, crown  
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-emia   Blood, blood condition  
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Erythr/o-   Red  
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Hem/o,hemat/o-   Blood, relating to the blood  
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Leuk/o-   White  
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Phleb/o-   Vein  
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Tachy-   Fast, rapid  
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Thromb/o-   Clot  
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Ven/o-   Vein  
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Aneurysm-   A located weak spot of balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery.  
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Angia-   Severe episodes of spasmodic choking og suffocating chest pain caused by an insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart muscle  
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Antiarrhythmic-   Medication administered to control irregularitites of the heartbeat.  
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Anticoagulant-   Medication administered to slow blood clotting and to prevent new clots from forming; also known as a thrombolytic.  
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Antihypertensive-   Medication administered to lower high blood pressure.  
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Anemia, Aplastic-   A marked absence of all formed blood elements.  
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Arrhythmia-   An irregularity or the loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat; also known as dysrhythmia.  
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Arteritis-   Inflammation of an artery or arteries.  
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Atheroma-   Fatty deposit within the wall of an artery.  
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Atherosclerosis-   Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a buildup of cholesterol plaques.  
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Bradycardia-   An abnormally slow heartbeat.  
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Cardiac catheterization-   Placement of a catheter through a vein or artery and into the heart.  
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Cholesterol-   Lipids that travel in the blood in packages called lipoproteins  
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defibrillation-   The use of electric shock to restore the heart's normal rhythem  
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Diastolic-   Which occurs when the ventricles are relaxed, is the lowest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels.  
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Electrocardiogram-   A record of the electrical activity of the myocardium  
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Embolism-   Blocked vessel by an embolus.  
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Fibrillation-   Rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart  
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Hemoglobin-   A blood test that measures the average blood glucose level over the previous three to four months  
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Hemostasis-   To control bleeding  
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Hypoperfusion-   A deficiency of blood passing through an organ or body part.  
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Ischemia-   Deficiency in blood supply due to either the constriction or the obstruction of a blood vessel.  
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Palpitation-   An examination technique in which the examiner s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts.  
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Plaque-   A solid raised area of skin that is different form the area around it and greater than 0.5 cm in diameter.  
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Systolic-   Which occurs when the ventricles contract, is the highest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels.  
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Tachycardia-   An abnormally fast heartbeat.  
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