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MT 2 Ch 5 Cardiology
Medical Terminology for the Health Professional ed 7
Question | Answer |
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ACE inhibitor | medications that treat hypertension and congestive heart failure. |
aneurysm | weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery |
angina | episodes of severe chest pain because of inadequate blood flow to the myocardium |
angioplasty | mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel. |
anticoagulant | medication that slows coagulation, prevents new clots from forming. |
aplastic | anemia condition marked by the absence of all formed blood elements. |
arrhythmia | loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat. |
atherectomy | surgical removal of plaque buildup from interior lining of an artery. |
atheroma | deposit of fatty plaque on or within arterial wall. |
Cardiovascular consist of | Heart, blood vessels and blood |
Cardiovascular | means pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
cardi/o | heart |
vascul | blod vessels |
-ar | pertaining to |
Blood is a fluid tissues that transport | O2 and nutrients to the body tissue |
blood returns | Some waste from tissue to kidney |
blood returns CO2 | to lungs |
heart location | thoracic cavity between lungs |
Apex | lower tip of heart |
pericardium | |
peri- | around |
-um | |
Parietal pericardium | pericardium |
pericardial fluid | found between 2 layers acting as a lubricant to prevent friction |
Visceral pericardium | epicardium |
epicardium | external layer of the heart& the inner layer of the pericardium |
epi- | upon |
endocardium | consist of epitheral tissue |