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Medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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valvul/o | valve |
atri/o | atrium |
sept/o | septum |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
cardi/o | heart |
coron/o | heart |
aort/o | aorta |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
phleb/o ven/o | vein |
pectoralgia | pain in the chest |
angina pectoris | chest pain due to ireegular flow to the heart |
palpitation | rapid or ireegular beating of the heart |
arrythmia/dysrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
endocardium | inner lining of the heart |
myocardium | middle layer of the heart made of muscle |
epicardium | tissue lining the outside of the heart |
pericardium | tissue around the heart |
vena cava | large-sized vein that returns blood the right atrium |
dystolic pressure | pressure on the vessel walls while the heart is diastole |
systolic pressure | pressur eon the vessel walls when the heart is systole |
cardiology | study of the heart |
cardiologist | specialist in the study of the heart |
phlebology | study of veins |
phebologists | expert in the stufy of veins |
phlebotomy | incision into a vein |
phlebotomists | specialists in optaining blood fromm veins |
congestive cardiomyopathy/dialated cardiomyopathy | heart cannot pump out all of the blood |
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | enlarged heart muscle obstruction |
restrictive cardiomyopathy | stiffened heart muscle stops heart from filling up |
percardial effusion | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissue that surrounds the heart |
pericarditis | infflamation of the tissu that surrounds the heart |
aneurysm | bulge in the blood vessel |
angioedema | swelling of the blood vessels |
angioma | tumor of blood vessels |
vasculitis | inflammation of blood vessels |
NSR | normal sinus rythm |
A-FIB | artial fibrilation |
SCA | sudden cardiac arrest |
ASD | atrial septal defect |
VSD | ventricular septal defect |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
CO | cardiac output |
SV | stroke volume |
ECHO | echocardiogram |
TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram |
CTA | computed tomographic angography |
EKG | electrocardiogram |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
MI | myocardidial infarction |
CAD | coronary artert disease |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
BP | Blood pressure |
CTA | computed tomographic angiography |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
AA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
HTN | hypertension |