CARDIOVA
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Part II of II
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DVT19-a :
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deep vein thrombosis
A disorder involving a thrombus in one of the deep veins of the body.
19-b A
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ECG, EKG20-a :
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electrocardiogram
A disorder involving a thrombus in one of the deep veins of the body.
20-b A
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EEG21-a :
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electro-encephalography
The process of recording brain wave activity. EEG is also the abbreviation for electroencephalogram (the recording) and the electroencephalograph (the instrument).
21-b A
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endocardi/o22-a
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endocardiumExample: endocarditis
endocardi/o + itis
Inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves.
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myocardi/o23-a
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heart muscleExample: myocardial infarction
myocardi/o + al
Necrosis of a cardiac muscle caused by an obstruction in a coronary artery.
23-b
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pericardi/o24-a
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pericardiumExample: pericardiocentesis
pericardi/o + centesis
A procedure for drawing fluid from the pericardial space by surgical puncture and aspiration.
24-b
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PTCA25-a :
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percutaneous transluminal
coronary angioplasty
A technique in the treatment of atherosclerotic coronary heart disease in which plaques in the heart arteries are flattened against the arterial walls, resulting in improved circulation.
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PVC26-a :
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premature ventricular
complex/contractions
Early or extra heart beats that commonly occur and are usually harmless in normal hearts.
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rrhythm/o27-a
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rhythmExample: arrhythmia
a- + rrhythm/o + ia
A variation from normal rhythm.
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sin/o28-a *
(als
o Res
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yste
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sinusExample: sinoatrial node
sin/o- + rrhythm/o + al
Small area of specialized heart tissue located in the right atrium that conducts impulses through the atria, causing these chambers to contract and pump blood.
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sinus/o29-a *
(als
o Res
pirato
ry S
yste
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sinusExample: sinusitis
sinus/o- + itis
Inflammation of one or more paranasal sinuses.
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valv/o30-a
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valveExample: valvotomy
valv/o- + tomy
Incision into a valve, especially one in the heart, to allow proper opening and closure.
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valvul/o31-a
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valveExample: valvulitis
valvul/o- + itis
An inflammation of a valve, especially a cardiac valve.
31-b
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varic/o32-a *
(als
o M
ale
Repro
ductiv
e Sys
tem
)
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varicesExample: varicocele
varic/o- + cele
Enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord.
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vascul/o33-a *
(als
o Blo
od, L
ymphat
ic &
Imm
une Sys
tem
)
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vesselExample: vasculitis
vascul/o- + itis
Inflammations of the blood vessels
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ven/o, ven/i34-a
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veinExample: venography
ven/o- + graphy
The radiographic examination of veins injected with a radiographic contrast medium
34-b
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ventricul/o35-a *
(als
o Ner
vous
Syste
m)
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ventricleExample: ventriculoperitoneal shunt
ventricul/o- + peritone/o + graphy
A tubal passageway used to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain.
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venul/o36-a
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venuleExample: venular
venul/o- + arPertaining to a venule, a small vein that collects deoxygenated blood from a capillary network and conveys it to a larger vein.
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