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Everest345 mod d wk 2

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a   no, without, lack of  
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-al   pertaining to  
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angi/o   blood vessel  
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atri/o   atrium  
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brady-   slow  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cordi/o   heart  
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ech/o   sound  
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electr/o   electricity  
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-gram   resulting record  
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-graph   the instrument for recording  
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-graphy   the process of recording  
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my/o   muscle  
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phon/o   sound  
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pre-   before  
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rhythm/o   rhythm  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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sin/o   hollow  
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tachy   fast  
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ventricul/o   small chamber  
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arrhythmia   irregular heart rate  
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bradycardia   abnormally slow heart rate  
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echocardiogram   the ultrasound record of the heart structure and motion  
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electrocardiograph   the instrument for recording electric currents of the heart  
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electrocardiography   the study and interpretation of the recording of electric currents of the heart  
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phonocardiogram   recording of the heart sounds  
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precordial   relating to the chest leads V1-V6  
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sinoatrial   relating to the sinus of the vena cava of the right atrium  
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tachycardia   abnormally fast heart rate  
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artifacts   incidental recordings due to technique  
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baseline   horizontal plane representing no electric charge  
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bipolar   2 electrodes on different regions contributing to a lead  
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conduction   transmitting electricity  
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depolarization   discharge of electrical activity that proceeds contraction  
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electrolyte   a compound in solution that conducts electricity  
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fibrillation   random and ineffective contraction of the heart causing it to neither fill or empty properly  
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PAC   premature atrial contractions  
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repolarization   return to polarization after a depolarized state; return to rest  
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standardization   test to document a machine's compliance  
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electrode   sensor that detects electrical charges  
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interval   time between beginning of one phase and the beginning of the next phase  
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wave   deviations up or down from zero  
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segment   time from the end of one phase to the beginning of the next phase  
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Einthoven's triangle   imaginary equilateral triangle with the heart in the center and equal sides representing the 3 standard limb leads of the electrocardiogram  
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holter monitor   technique for long term continuous recording of electrocardiographic signals  
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