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Cardiovascular Medical Terminology
Putting it all together
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Anatomy
10th Grade
07/11/2022

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Aneurysm
Definition
widening of a blood vessel
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Angiogram
Definition
a test of the blood vessels
Term
Atherosclerosis
Definition
presence of a fatty plaque in blood vessels causes hardening of the bessel.
Term
bradycardia
Definition
brady= slow
cardia = heart Slow Heart rate
Term
tachycardia
Definition
tachy- fast
cardia= heart Fast Heart rate
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Erythrocyte
Definition
erythro= red blood cell
cyte = cell Red Blood Cell
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Hemolysis
Definition
Hemo= blood
lysis= breakdown Break Down of Blood
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Hypoxia
Definition
hypo= beneath
oxia= oxygen Low oxygen
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Myocarditis
Definition
myo= muscle
card= heart Inflamed Heart Muscle
itis= inflammation
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phlebotomy
Definition
phlebo = vein
otomy = cutting/entering
Gaining access to a vein (ex: IV's)
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Hemorrhage
Definition
hemo= blood
rrhage= bursing forth Severe Bleeding
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Dysrhythmia
Definition
Dys= abnormal
rhythmia = rhythm Abnormal Rhythm
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Thrombosis
Definition
Thromb= blood clot
osis= condition Blood Clot
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vasculitis
Definition
vascul = vessel
itis = inflammation Inflamed Vessel
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