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Mod D
Unit #2
Term | Definition |
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a | away from |
-al | pertaining to |
angi/o | vessels |
atri/o | atrium |
brady | slow |
cardi/o | heart |
cordi/o | chest leads |
ech/o | solund |
electr/o | electric |
-gram | picture |
-graph | instrument for recording |
pgraphy | process of recording |
my/o | muscle |
phon/o | sound |
pre | before |
rhythm/o | rhythm |
=rrhexis | rupture |
sin/o | sinus |
tachy | fast |
ventricul/o | ventricle of heart |
arrhythmia | without rhythm |
bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
echocardiogram | record of the sounds of the heart |
electrocardiogram | recording electrical activity of the heart |
electrocardiograph | instrument used to record the activeity of the heart |
electrocardiography | process of recording the activity of the heart |
phonocardiogram | to recort the sounds of the heart |
precordial | chest area before the heart |
sinoatrial | atrial sinus |
tachycardia | abnormally fast heart rate |
artifacts | artificially produced marks |
baseline | a known valu |
bipolar | having 2 poles |
standardization | referred to marks used to verify EKG's |
conduction | a transmission |
depolarization | a reversal of charges |
electrolyte | solution that conducts electricity |
fibrillation | quivering of the heart muscle |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
repolarization | restoring to the original (bipolar) |