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Chapter 5 cardiovasc
chapter 5 med term
Question | Answer |
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andgi/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | fatty substance |
atri/o | atrium |
cardi/o | heart |
coron/o | heart |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
phelb/o | vein |
electr/o | electricity |
sphygm/o | pulse |
steth/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
valv/o | valve |
valvul/o | valve |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
vas/o | vessel |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
-manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
-ole | small |
-tension | pressure |
-ule | small |
-gram | record, picture |
-itis | inflammation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-ic | pertaning to |
-al | pertaning to |
-ole | small |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-oma | tumor |
inter- | among |
brady- | slow |
tachy- | rapid |
-megaly | enlargement |
-logist | one who studies |
-ary | pert. to |
-ous | pert. to |
-ar | pert. to |
Auscultation | the process of listening to the sounds within the body by using a stethoscope |
catheter | a flexible tube inserted into the body for the purpose of moving fluids into or out of the body |
infarct | an area of tissue within an organ or part that undergoes necrosis(death following the loss of its blood supply |
Ischemia | the localized and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to an obstruction to the circulation |
Murmur | An abnormal heart sound such as a soft blowing sound or harsh click. |
Orthostatic hypotension | the sudden drop in blood pressure a person experience when standing up suddenly |
Palpitations | pounding, racing heartbeats |
Plaque | a yellow, fatty deposit of lipids in an artery that are the hallmark of atheroscleorsis |
Regurgitation | to flow backwards |
Stent | a stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel or a duct to widen the lumen |
Stethoscope | instrument for listening to body sounds |
Arrhythmia | irregularity in the heartbeat or action |
Congenital septal defect (CSD) | a hole, present at birth, in the septum between two heart chambers; results in a mixture of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood |
Congestive heart failure (CHF) | pathological condition of the heart in which there is a reduced outflow of blood from the left side of the heart because the left ventricle myocardium has become too weak to efficiently pump blood. |
Coronary artery disease (CAD) | insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle due to an obstruction of one ore more coronary arteries |
Fibrillation | An extremely serious arrhythmia characterized by an abnormal quivering or contraction of heart fibers |
Flutter | an arrhythmia in which the atria beat too rapidly |
Heart valve prolapse | the cusps or flaps of the heart valve are too stiff. Therefore, they are unable to fully, making it difficult for blood to flow through, or shut tightly, allowing blood to flow backward |
Tetralogy of Fallot | combination of four congenital anomalies; pulmonary stenosis, an intreventricular septal defect, improper placement fo the aorta, and hypertrophy of the right ventricle |
Aneurysm | weakness in the wall of an artery resulting in localized widening of the artery |
Arteriosclerosis | thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries |
Artherosclerosis | most common form of arteriosclerosis. caused by the formation of yellowish plaques of cholesterol on the inner walls of arteries |
Coarctation of the aorta | severe congenital narrowing of the aorta |
Embolus | The obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot that has broken off from a thrombus somewhere else in the body and traveled to the point of obstruction |
Hemorrhoid | varicose veins in the anal region |
Patent ductus arteriosus | congenital heart abnormaly in which the fetal connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta fails to close at birth |
Peripheral vascular disease | Any abnormal condition affecting blood vessel outside the heart |
Taynaud's phenomenon | ? |
Varicose veins | swollen and distended veins, usually in the legs |
AF | atrial fibrillation |
AMI | acute myocardial infraction |
AS | arteriosclerosis |
ASD | atrial septal defect |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
AV | atrioventricular |
BBB | bundle branch block |
BP | blood pressure |
bpm | beats per minute |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
cath | catheterization |
CC | cardiac catheterization |
CCU | coronary care unit |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CoA | coarctation of the aorta |
CP | chest pain |
CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
CSD | congenital septal defect |
CV | cardiovascular |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
ECC | extralcorporeal circulation |
ECK, EKG | electrocardiogram |
ECHO | echocardiogram |
GOT | glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
HTN | hypertension |
ICU | intensive care unit |
IV | intravenous |
LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
LVAD | left ventricular assist device |
LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
MI | myocardial infraction |
MR | mitral regurgitation |
MS | mitral stenosis |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
P | pulse |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PDA | patent ductus ateriosus |
PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
S1 | first heart sound |
S2 | second heart sound |
SA | sinoatrial |
SGOT | serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
SK | strepkinase |
tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
V fib | ventricular fibrillation |
VSD | ventricular septal defect |
VT | ventricular tachycardia |