Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology

• Cardiovascular System
• Lesson 11

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• In this chapter you will recognize the medical
  terms for the heart, pathway of blood throughout
  the heart, associated blood vessels, clinical
  procedures, and the systemic circulation of blood
  throughout the body.

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Aneurysm/o Aort/o
Axill/o Brachi/o
aneurysm (widen blood vessel) aorta
armpit arm
yellowish fatty plaque atrium
heart cholesterol
Cardi/o Cholesterol/o
Ather/o Atri/o
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Coron/o Cyan/o
Pericardi/o Sphygm/o
heart blue
pericardium pulse
to hold back mucus
chest clot
Isch/o Myx/o
Steth/o Thromb/o
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Valv/o Valvul/o Vascul/o
Suffixes -constriction -dilation -osis
valve vessel
narrowing widening abnormal condition
Prefixes Inter- Tetra- Tri-
ventricle
between four three
Ventricul/o
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PRACTICE
1 angiogram
Record, x-ray of a blood vessel
Surgical repair of a vessel
2 angioplasty
Narrowing of the aorta
3 aortic stenosis
Hardening of the arteries
4 arteriosclerosis
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PRACTICE
5 arteriography
Process of viewing an artery
Surgical removal within an artery
6 endarterectomy
Tumor of yellow plaque (fat)
7 atheroma
Pertaining to the atrium and ventricles
8 atrioventricular
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PRACTICE
9 brachial
Pertaining to the arm
Enlargement of the heart
10 cardiomegaly
Disease of the heart muscle
11 cardiomyopathy
Rapid heart
12 tachycardia
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PRACTICE
13 hypercholesterolemia
Blood condition of excessive cholesterol
Pertaining to the heart
14 coronary
Abnormal condition of blue (skin color)
15 cyanosis
Tumor of mucus (occur in the left atrium)
16 myxoma
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PRACTICE
17 hypoxia
Low oxygen
Surgical puncture to remove fluid to the outside
of the heart
18 pericardiocentesis
To cut into a vein
19 phlebotomy
Inflammaton of a clot in a vein
20 thrombophlebitis
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PRACTICE
Instrument to measure a pulse
21 sphygmomanometer
Instrument to listen to the chest (scope
here is not to view)
22 stethoscope
Surgical repair of the valve
23 valvuloplasty
Pertaining to a vessel
24 vascular
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• The end !!