medical terminology chapter 5
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Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
 angio | vessel |
| aorto | aorta |
| arterio | artery |
| athero | deposit of soft, pasty material; porridge |
| brady | slow |
| cardio | heart |
| corono | heart |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
| emia | blood condition |
| erthro | red |
| hemato | blood |
| leuko | white blood cell |
| phlebo | vein |
| tachy | fast |
| thrombo | clot |
| veno | vein |
| aneurysm | the balooning out of an artery wall at a point where it has grown weak |
| angiitis | inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct |
| arrhythmia | an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart |
| bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
| arteritis | inflammation of an artery |
| cholestoral | a waxy substance found in all animal cells; body builds cell structure from this; excess level can contribute to heart disease |
| electrocardiogram | a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph |
| embolism | occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) |
| hemoglobin | iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery to cells |
| monocytes | an agranular leukocyte that is able to migrate into tissues and transform into a macrophage |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs) |
| plaque | A deposit of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall |
| systolic | measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries |
| valvulitis | inflammation of a heart valve |
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