CPC Ch. 2-Cardio Word Scramble
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Anginal | Relating to spasmodic attacks of suffocation [ain as related to an inflammatory condidtion of the throat, mouth, chest. Chest pain due to deficient oxygenation of the heart muscle. |
Angiocarditis | Inflammation of heart and vessels. |
Angioplasty | Surgical repair of vessels |
Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of an artery |
Arteriotomy | Incision into an artery |
Atherosclerosis | A type of arteriosclearosis characterized by lipid deposits causing fibrosis and calcification |
Bradycardia | Slow heartbeat |
Cardiocentesis | Surgical puncture of the heart |
Cardiologist | A physician specializing in diseases of the heart |
Cardiomegaly | Enlargement of the heart |
Cardiopulmonary | Pertaining to heart and lungs |
Carditis | Inflammation of the heart |
Cyanosis | Bluing of skin and mucous membranes caused by oxygen deficiency. |
Electrocardiogram | Electrical tracing of the heart and heart muscle activity |
Embolism | Blood clot traveling through a blood vessel to another part of the body. |
Hemangioma | Benign tumor of a blood vessle |
Hypertension | Persistent excessive pressure in the arteries. |
Pericarditis | Inflammation of the pericardium |
Thrombus | Blood clot formed within a blood vessel. |
Arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
Arteriol/o | arteriole |
Atri/o | atrium |
Ventricul/o | cavity, ventricle |
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