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Chapter 11

QuestionAnswer
angi/o vessel (blood)
-plasty surgical repair
rrhythm/o rhythm
ather/o plaque (fatty substance)
-sclerosis hardening
-gram record
capillar/o capillary
-megaly enlargement
my/o muscle
-pathy disease; emotion
coron/o heart (crown or circle)
-ary pertaining to
arteri/o artery
pulmon/o lung
cyan/o blue
-sis state of; condition
dia complete
endo within
cardi/o heart
-um structure; tissue; thing
endothelium innermost lining of blood vessels
hypo- deficient; below; under; less than normal
-oxia oxygen
myocardi/o heart muscle
peri- surrounding
thromb/o clot
phleb/o vein
-itis inflammation
septum partition or wall dividing a cavity; such as between the right and left atria (interatrial septum) and right and left ventricles (interventricular septum).
sinoatrial node pacemaker of the heart
sphygm/o pulse
-meter measure
sphygmomanometer instrument to measure blood pressure
ven/o, ven/i vein
systole Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
tachy- fast
-lysis breakdown
aneurysm/o aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
auscultation listening to a sound within the body
echo- reflected sound
-graphy process of recording
endo- within
electr/o electricity
hemorrhoids (piles) are varicose veins near the anus
isch/o hold back; back
-emia blood condition
murmur Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
tri- three
palpitations Uncomfortable sensations in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias, such as premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)
petechiae small, pinpoint hemorrhages
vegetations Clumps of platelets, clotting proteins, microorganisms, and red blood cells on diseased heart valves.
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