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cardio med term review

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  • Define: systole
    contraction of the heart
  • Define: electrocardiogram
    recording of the electrical activity of the heart
  • What root means clot?
    thromb/o
  • What root is a synonym for phleb/o?
    ven/o
  • What medical term means surgical repair of a valve?
    valvuloplasty
  • What medical term means "excessive fat in the blood"?
    hyperlipidemia
  • What does manometer mean?
    instrument used to measure pressure
  • What is a hemangioma?
    tumor of blood vessels
  • What does the root "steth/o" mean?
    chest
  • Name 2 roots that mean vessel
    angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
  • What medical term means "abnormal hardening of fatty plaque"?
    atherosclerosis
  • Define: CABG
    coronary artery bypass graft
  • What does the medical term ischemia mean?
    lack of blood flow
  • What does the term "phleborrhexis" mean?
    rupture of a vein
  • Name 2 suffixes that mean "small"
    -ule, -ole
  • Define: CAD
    coronary artery disease
  • Define: myocardial
    pertaining to the heart muscle
  • Define: NSR
    normal sinus rhythm
  • Define: PVC
    premature ventricular contraction
  • Define: AED
    automated external defibrillator
  • Define: oximeter
    instrument used to measure oxygen
  • What medical term means abnormal narrowing of an artery?
    arteriostenosis
  • What condition occurs when the ventricles do not beat, but only quiver uselessly?
    ventricular fibrillation
  • This is a weakening in the wall of an artery, resulting in a balloon-like protrusion
    aneurysm
  • Name 2 roots that mean blood
    hem/o, hemat/o
  • What is the term for a thrombus that travels to another part of the body?
    embolus
  • What medical term means heart attack?
    myocardial infarction
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